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"We must treat the disease of racism. This means we must understand the disease."
"Not all 'whites' are racists. Not all racists are 'white."
"The American white relegates the black to the rank of shoeshine boy, and he concludes from this that the black is good for nothing but shining shoes."
"Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst."
"If only Al Sharpton were around, Lincoln would have known he was a victim of racism."
"Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff."
"We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?"
Explore more quotes by Constance Baker Motley
"The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society."
"Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down."
"I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial."
"When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad."
"I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has."
"Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both."
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