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War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Civil Condition Forced His Mankind Original Social War

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It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.

~Elijah Cummings

Topics: American Beyond Black Carry Citizens Civil Civil Rights Death Democratic Failings Journey Rights Unemployment Violence Workers

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If the civil authorities refuse to protect me, I must look to God, and if I die, I have determined to make my grave in Alton.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Authorities Civil Determined Die God Grave Look Make Me Must Protect Refuse

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All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better.

~Eliot Engel

Topics: All Americans American Better Bravery Changed Civil Civil Rights Commitment Debt Dr Dr. King Gratitude His King Nation Nonviolence Owe Rights World

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Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.

~Elizabeth Esty

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Country Gay Gay Rights Rights Take Time Women

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When I was at 'Newsweek' magazine - which, you know, this really sounds like I walked four miles in the snow to school - but I started at 'Newsweek' magazine in 1963, which was before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. So it was actually legal to discriminate against women, and 'Newsweek' did.

~Ellen Goodman

Topics: Act Actually Against Before Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Act Did Discriminate Four Know Legal Like Magazine Miles Really Rights School Snow Sounds Started Walked Which Women You

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I had advocated the establishment of a Negro industrial commission. I had gestured against the growth of monopoly power. I had introduced a few civil rights bills.

~Emanuel Celler

Topics: Against Bills Civil Civil Rights Commission Establishment Few Growth Had Industrial Introduced Monopoly Power Rights

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I want to help with Muslim integration. If you follow the line of Marine Le Pen, you create a civil war.

~Emmanuel Macron

Topics: Civil Civil War Create Follow Help Integration Line Marine Muslim Pen Want War You

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Not by the forces of civil war can you govern the very weakest woman. You can kill that woman, but she escapes you then; you cannot govern her. No power on earth can govern a human being, however feeble, who withholds his or her consent.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Being Cannot Civil Civil War Consent Earth Escapes Feeble Forces Govern Her His However Human Human Being Power She Then Very War Weakest Who Woman You

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When you have warfare, things happen; people suffer; the noncombatants suffer as well as the combatants. And so it happens in civil war.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Civil Civil War Happen Happens People Suffer Things Things Happen War Warfare Well You

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