Our basic civil liberties are in jeopardy, but we're going to be spending our time as a society arguing about whether or not schoolchildren should be forced to pay tribute to imaginary invisible beings who live in magical kingdoms in…

Quote by Tom Tomorrow

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The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his...

Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his...

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

Activism is my rent for living on this planet.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to...

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to...

Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has...

Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your...

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your...

With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation.

With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest...

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest...

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for...

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for...

We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal...

We are confronted primarily with a moral issuewhether all Americans are to be afforded equal...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...