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Constance Baker Motley

"How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?"

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"Let's not judge people by the color of their skin but those who makes us feel we are different from each other.- Abdulazeez Henry Musa."

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"Call up the ever-pure, the effulgent and the ever-radiant character of true humanism in yourself and in others, and no racism shall have the power to thrive in such society even for a few seconds."

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"If only one generation takes action in raising their children as humans, rather than raising boys and girls, the future human civilization shall get rid of the sinister phenomenon of misogyny sooner than you can imagine."

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"I am not red or blue. I am red, white and blue. Those are the same colors in my body (my heart, blood and veins). I am only human, and the human race is the only race in which I am an active participant - mind, body and soul."

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"As long as she thinks of a man, nobody objects to a woman thinking."

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"It is the socially determined norms and traditions of gender roles, which must be challenged, and challenged with vigor. In nearly all countries, including America, the truth is that women have a low social status, and are considered inferior."

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"I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience."

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"Until there is equal and fair portion of opportunities apportioned for every citizen, the power structure may need to be restructured."

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"It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence."

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"A doctor, a teacher and a politician have no caste."

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"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."
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"In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions."
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"Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both."
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"The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath."
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"The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor."
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"We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable."
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"I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life."
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"The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant."
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"Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question."
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"King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience."
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