It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other…

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I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that...

I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that...

There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that...

There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that...

Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world...

Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world...

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,'...

He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of 'let's do it,'...

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on...

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on...

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want...

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want...

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people...

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people...

The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged.

The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged.

The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did...

The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did...

I will continue my activities related to education in one way or another. I certainly...

I will continue my activities related to education in one way or another. I certainly...

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long...

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long...

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

Those involved in the program are interested in how to use photography, videos, the Internet,...

Those involved in the program are interested in how to use photography, videos, the Internet,...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than...

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than...