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‘With courage, born of success achieved in the past, with a keen sense of the responsibility which we shall continue to assume, we look forward to a future larger with promise and hope. Seeking no favors because of our color, nor patronage because of our needs, we knock at the bar of justice, asking an…

‘As a nation we professed long ago to have abandoned the principle that might makes right. Before the world we pose today as a government whose citizens have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And yet, in spite of these lofty professions and noble sentiments, the present policy of the government…

‘The colored woman feels that woman’s cause is one and universal; and that not till the image of God, whether in parian (white marble) or ebony, is sacred and inviolable; not till race, color, sex, and condition are seen as the accidents, and not the substance of life; not till the universal title of humanity,…

‘The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class – it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.‘― Anna Julia Haywood Cooper

‘It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen ? No. But they are what make us unique.‘― Ellen Degeneres

‘LGBTQ Americans in many parts of the country can be married on Saturday, evicted from their home on Sunday, and fired on Monday simply because of who they are.‘― Edie Windsor

‘If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.‘― Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

‘Set your own course, set your own dreams, and go where you want to go, even if nobody has gone there before.‘― Anne Richards

‘If you give us a chance, women can perform. After all, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.‘― Anne Richards