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“The war in Iraq has as much to do with terrorism as the administration has to do with compassion.”

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Julian Bond was an American civil rights activist and politician, recognized for his pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. A member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Bond later represented Georgia in the state House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a steadfast advocate for racial and social justice throughout his career. more

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“The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side.”

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“People see America through particular lenses, either their profession, their race or their gender. So the party that speaks to our racial perceptions and offers solutions to the racial difficulties which we face is the party that's going to be rewarded with our votes.”

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“Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action”

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“I now teach at American University and the University of Virginia”

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“I do think that some of us began to realize that this was going to be a long struggle that was going to go on for decades, and you'd have to knuckle down. A lot of people in our generation did that. They didn't drop out and run away”

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“Ever since I've become chairman, there have been profiles of me in People, George, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, and all of them could have been written by the same person”

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“I've appeared on a weekly syndicated television show since 1980”

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“I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years”

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“Unlike mainstream civil rights groups, which merely sought integration of blacks into the existing order, SNCC sought structural changes in American society itself.”

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“Eventually, everyone said, Why don't you direct? It would save time. And that's how it started.”

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