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Now I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave. Harriet Tubman
Free Seen Back Saw Hundreds Dreadful Willing Never Know Go Been Condition Escaped Who Now Slave Slavery Slaves
The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people. Kailash Satyarthi
Future Youth Courage People World Wealth Enthusiasm Power Past Young Society Our Entire Entire World Faces Segment Idealism Match Common Young People Present
If people are going to judge me without fully understanding the content of my character, then their opinion just isn't worth it. Jazz Jennings
Character Me People Judge Worth Understanding Worth It Judge Me Content Without Opinion Going Just Then Fully
My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self. Coretta Scott King
Freedom Struggle Song Fear Overcome Finding About Purpose Self How Causes Up Than Bigger Story Stand Stand Up
We won't organize any black man to be a Democrat or a Republican because both of them have sold us out. Both of them have sold us out; both parties have sold us out. Both parties are racist, and the Democratic Party is more racist than the Republican Party. Malcolm X
Man Black Party Sold Out More Both Both Parties Democrat Parties Democratic Democratic Party Because Than Any Republican Republican Party Them Us Organize
Being misunderstood by people whose opinions you value is absolutely the most painful. Gloria Steinem
You People Value Absolutely Most Opinions Misunderstood Being Being Misunderstood Painful Whose
The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. Steven Biko
Mind Oppressor Weapon Potent Most Oppressed
Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below. Noam Chomsky
Progress Changes Out Gifts Rarely Above Struggles Come Very Below
There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take... The line between reason and madness grows thinner. Rosa Parks
Disappointment Hurt Oppression Madness Take Between Line Just Much Reason Grows Thinner
Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace. Ingrid Newkirk
Love Great Thoughts Respect Peace Animal Joy Fear Doubt Pain Every Consideration Those Shadow Feel Beyond Know His Left Afford Any Human Human Animal Being Story Them Interests Now Deserve Her Cared
It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity. Cesar Chavez
Life God Time Injustice World Gift Opportunity Will Become Discouraged Awesome Humane Our Earth Way Everywhere Possible Promise Would Would-Be See About Gives He Limited Limited Time Did Just Us Use Choose
Twasn't me, 'twas the Lord! I always told Him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,' an' He always did. Harriet Tubman
Me You Trust Lead He Know Him Always Lord Go Expect Did Where Twas
Never wound a snake; kill it. Harriet Tubman
Snake Wound Never
I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with me. Brotherhood is a two-way street. Malcolm X
Me Men Practice Believe Two-Way Two-Way Street Brotherhood Want Anyone Who Street Wasting
You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity. Bobby Seale
Best You Fight Racism Way Solidarity Best Way
Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks
Life Live Others Must Model Person Each
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men. Susan B. Anthony
Women People Liberty Men Half White Our Ourselves Secure Citizens Posterity Give Blessings Well Male Nor Formed Them Union Who Whole
The woman power of this nation can be the power which makes us whole and heals the rotten community, now so shattered by war and poverty and racism. I have great faith in the power of women who will dedicate themselves whole-heartedly to the task of remaking our society. Coretta Scott King
War Faith Great Woman Women Racism Will Poverty Power Nation Community Society Our Great Faith Shattered Heals Makes Task Which Themselves Us Dedicate Who Whole Rotten Now
Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds. I have always kept an open mind, a flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of the intelligent search for truth. Malcolm X
Life Truth Knowledge Man Experience Reality Mind Face Convictions Every Despite Must Tries Facts Open Firm Open Mind New Accept Always New Knowledge Go Been Hand Hand-In-Hand Intelligent Form Unfolds Flexibility Who Search Kept
When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. Malala Yousafzai
World Silent Voice Powerful Becomes Whole Even
In my view, the best of humanity is in our exercise of empathy and compassion. It's when we challenge ourselves to walk in the shoes of someone whose pain or plight might seem so different than yours that it's almost incomprehensible. Sarah McBride
Best Humanity Walk Challenge Compassion Shoes Pain Our Plight Ourselves Seem Someone Empathy Almost Exercise Than Different Might View Yours Whose Incomprehensible
We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement. Alicia Garza
Bullying Conversation Become Lose Attacks Disagreement Principled Genuine Personal Substitute
If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote. Dolores Huerta
You Change Vote People Sky Moon Everything Stays Until Protest Yellow Same Blue Going Anything Turns
I started out life as a writer, and writers write in part because they don't want to talk. Gloria Steinem
Life Out Write Writer Writers Part Talk Because Want Started
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. Jim Hightower
Courage Cowardice Dead Fish Go Opposite Conformity Even Flow
The most violent element in society is ignorance. Emma Goldman
Ignorance Society Most Element Violent
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