"Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government." ~Harold Washington
"I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow." ~Carol Moseley Braun
"Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome."~Rosa Parks
"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
"And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation." ~Michelle Obama
"After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land." ~Barack Obama
"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage." ~Maya Angelou
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