“ The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment. Lyman Trumbull Former United States Senator
“ The Cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred defeats. Abraham Lincoln 16th U.S. President
“ I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights. Al Franken United States Senator
“ When it came to political power, blacks need not apply. Add to this steaming stew the growing tensions over the Vietnam War and the movement for civil rights, and you had plenty of elements to fire the imagination of a novice journalist. Andrea Mitchell Journalist
“ The greatest right of a civilized person is to be left alone, unless he does harm to others or is threatening to do harm to himself. Arthur Goldberg Former Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States