On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family life.
"Eleanor Holmes Norton" is a Delegate (United States Congress)/Delegate to the United States Congress representing the District of Columbia. As a District of Columbia voting rights/non-voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Norton may serve on Congressional committee/committees as well as speak on the House floor; however, she is not permitted to vote on the final passage of any legislation.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous politicians! More Eleanor Holmes Norton on Wikipedia.I have not been animated in my life to fight against race and sex discrimination simply because of my own identity. That would mean that one must be South African to fight apartheid, or a poor white in Appalachia to fight poverty, or Jewish to fight anti-Semitism. And I just reject that conception of how struggles should be waged.
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
With children no longer the universally accepted reason for marriage, marriages are going to have to exist on their own merits.
The question has been asked, 'What is a woman?' A woman is a person who makes choices. A woman is a dreamer. A woman is a planner. A woman is a maker, and a molder. A woman is a person who makes choices. A woman builds bridges. A woman makes children and makes cars. A woman writes poetry and songs. A woman is a person who makes choices.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
The first thing people have got to do is to stop believing there's going to be any action anytime soon, ... It's obviously a prime piece of land. It's what's on the land that makes development difficult.
When my sisters and I were kids going to DC public schools, school supplies were not the big deal they are today, ... Giving today's children the basic supplies they need is a good way to start them off thinking positively about doing well in school.
The tests we've had do not inspire confidence.
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