Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.

I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories... We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust... We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.

I'm the world's original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.

To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.

The ban directly hampers the partys ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues.