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It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.

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I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people.

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I grew up in rural Alabama, 50 miles from Montgomery, in a very loving, wonderful family: wonderful mother, wonderful father. We attended church; we went to Sunday school every Sunday.

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What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and its grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.

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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.

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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against. And it doesn't matter whether they are black or white, Latino, Asian or Native American, whether they are straight or gay, Muslim, Christian, or Jews.

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Now we have black and white elected officials working together. Today, we have gone beyond just passing laws. Now we have to create a sense that we are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.

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The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.

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Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living.

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Who gets the bird, the hunter or the dog?

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 21st, 1940

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