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

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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 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...

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...

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...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

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...

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

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...

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and...

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and...

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 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...

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program...

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program...

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational...

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational...

The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse....

The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse....