“President Eisenhower was a fine general and a good, decent man, but if he had fought World War II the way he fought for civil rights, we would all be speaking German now.” IfsMenWorldWayWarPresidentRightsFineCivil RightsWar Of The WorldsDecentWorld War IiWorld War IDecent ManPresident Eisenhower Author:Roy Wilkins
“One of the greatest disasters that happened to modern civilization was for democracy to inscribe "liberty" on its banners instead of "justice." Because "liberty" was considered the ideal it was not long until some men interpreted it as meaning "freedom from justice"; then when religion and decent government attempted to bring them back to justice, organized into "freedom groups" they protested that their constitutional and natural rights were being violated.” MenLongWisdomGovernmentPoliticsNaturalJusticeLibertyEconomyDemocracyRightsHappenedGroupsModernCivilizationIdealsDisasterOrganizedDecentLiberalismBannerNatural RightsModern Civilization Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“The civil rights situation is like a pregnancy. It will get worse, I believe, before it gets better. What the usual pregnancy comes to is a decent baby. That is what we all hope will be the end product of this stress. It is customary, at the end of a pregnancy, to have for your pains a decent baby.” BelieveEndsPainI BelieveSituationRightsProductsBabyRacismStressCivil RightsGet BetterDecentPregnancyUsualIt Gets Better Book:Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks Source: Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks
“Over the centuries, we've moved on from Scripture to accumulate precepts of ethical, legal and moral philosophy. We've evolved a liberal consensus of what we regard as underpinnings of decent society, such as the idea that we don't approve of slavery or discrimination on the grounds of race or sex, that we respect free speech and the rights of the individual. All of these things that have become second nature to our morals today owe very little to religion, and mostly have been won in opposition to the teeth of religion.” LittlesHas BeensIdeasPhilosophyTodayIndividualSexRaceMoralRightsAtheismCenturySpeechRegardSlaveryMovedPositive AtheismScriptureDiscriminationTeethDecentOppositionEthicalFree SpeechConsensusMoved OnMoral Philosophy Author:Richard Dawkins
“I believe in an America that is on the march - an America respected by all nations, friends and foes alike - an America that is moving, doing, working, trying - a strong America in a world of peace. That peace must be based on world law and world order, on the mutual respect of all nations for the rights and powers of others and on a world economy in which no nation lacks the ability to provide a decent standard of living for all of its people.” PeopleWorldTryingBelieveAmericaMovingLawOrderStrongI BelieveNationsAbilityEconomyRightsStandardsI Believe InDecentMutualMarchFoeWorld OrderStandards Of LivingMutual RespectWorld EconomyStrong America Author:John F. Kennedy
“A vision of Europe fit for the 21st century and a practical plan to deliver strong rights, decent jobs and livelihoods, with strong unions at its heart, is one worth fighting for.” HeartJobsFightingStrongVisionRightsPlansCenturyFitEuropeUnionsPracticalsDecent21st CenturyLivelihoodWorth Fighting For Author:Frances O'Grady