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“I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive.”

Book:Robert Kennedy, in his own words: the unpublished recollections of the Kennedy years

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Robert Kennedy, in his own words: the unpublished recollections of the Kennedy years

Compiled from Kennedy's private writings and speeches, the book provides a candid and personal perspective on the political and social landscape of the 1960s. more

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Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy, a former U.S. Senator, was born on November 20, 1925, and died on June 6, 1968. He was a prominent political figure in the United States, known for his dedication to civil rights, foreign policy, and social justice during his political career. more

“If we want to do away with the injustice to gays it will not be done because we get rid of the injustice to gays. It will be done because we are forwarding the effort for the elimination of injustice to all. And we will win the rights for gays, or blacks, or Hispanics, or women within the context of whether we are fighting for all.”

Ifs Want Done Fighting Winning Effort Rights Gay Injustice Elimination We Will Win

Author:Bayard Rustin

“If anyone thinks they're going to get anything out of the Reagan administration for any particular group, they're wrong! You have to all combine and fight a head-on battle - in the name of justice and equality - and even that's going to be difficult. But if we let ourselves get separated so that we're working for gays or school children or the aged, we're in trouble.”

Ifs Thinking Children School Fighting Names Difficult Justice Trouble Groups Particular Gay Battle Administration Equality And Justice

Author:Bayard Rustin

“The Eastern Europeans invested too many of their hopes in the notion that somehow or other the missile shield, even if directed at Iran, would reinforce their security links with the U.S. vis-à-vis Russia.”

Ifs Security Notion Russia Iran Links Eastern Shields Missiles

Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski

“Once the Eastern Bloc collapsed, what I call 'historical spontaneity' prevailed and the countries that were subject to Soviet control naturally gravitated to the West. That's where they sought their security; I don't think there was a way to avoid that. If we tried to exclude them, we would have today not one Europe, we would have three Europes: one in the West, one in the middle and one in the East, and the middle would be insecure and a tempting target. The insecurity felt [today] by Eastern Europe would be replicated on a much larger and more consequential scale.”