“Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance the civil rights and social equality of women, remind them that we very enthusiastically destroyed the most secular country over there, where women could dress as they liked, have good jobs, be literate, and vote.” TryingWarCountryReasonJobsNextSocialWiseRightsMiddleVoteDressesEastAssCivil RightsDestroyedMiddle EastSecularNext TimeGood JobSocial EqualityWise Ass Author:L. Neil Smith
“My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.” WorldWayWarHomeClassEnvironmentRightsGenerationsMiddleMovementVictoryDadMembersBuiltProgramMy DadSavedCivil RightsWar Of The WorldsMiddle ClassFascismWorld War IiWorld War IProtectedOur EnvironmentCivil Rights MovementMedicareGreat AmericanGreatest Generation Author:John F. Kerry
“There's no question that the black middle class has benefited greatly by the civil rights movement. But there is a large black underclass that does not have access to jobs. If there's no clear road to income and status except crime, we should expect social problems. You can't solve this problem without addressing the economic issues, and the same is true with gender.” IfsShouldDoeProblemJobsSocialBlackClassIssuesClearRightsEconomicMiddleCrimeMovementGenderSolveAccessIncomeCivil RightsMiddle ClassCivil Rights MovementSocial ProblemsEconomic Issues Author:Betty Friedan
“Whereas the property-owning middle class could win freedom for themselves on the basis of rights to property--thus excluding others from the freedom they gain--the property-less working class possess nothing but their title as human beings. Thus they can liberate themselves only by liberating all humanity.” HumansHumanityWinningHuman BeingsClassRightsMiddleGainsBasesPropertyTitlesMiddle ClassWorking ClassLiberating Book:Marx: A Very Short Introduction Source: Marx: A Very Short Introduction
“At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity.” HumansGovernmentLawPrinciplesRightsMiddleOptimismInternationalHuman RightsEastMiddle EastInternational LawImpunityOptimism And Hope Author:William Hague
“My hopes for Iran's future lies with women first and foremost. Iran's feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women's movement in the Middle East.” FirstsBelieveHomeLyingStrongLeaderRightsMiddleMovementEqualFeministEastIranStrongestQuartersVery StrongMiddle EastEqual RightsIranianFeminist Movement Author:Shirin Ebadi
“America certainly has made extraordinary progress. The collective unconscious of the nation has certainly shifted as a result of the civil rights movement and the developments in the '70s and '80s. We have witnessed a great expansion of the black middle class.” MadeAmericaNationsBlackResultsClassRightsProgressMiddleMovementDevelopmentExtraordinaryCivil RightsUnconsciousMiddle ClassCollectivesExpansion80sCivil Rights MovementCollective Unconscious Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“The vast majority of us don't want to face the fact that we're in the middle of a sweeping social revolution. In sex. In spiritual values. In opposition to wars no one wants. In opposition to government big-brotherhood. In civil rights. In basic human goals. They're all facets of a general upheaval.” WantHumansWarFactsBigsGovernmentFacesSpiritualValuesSocialSexGoalRightsMiddleRevolutionMajorityCivil RightsOppositionBrotherhoodSweepingFacetsUpheavalSocial RevolutionSpiritual Values Author:Johnny Carson
“There's a wider agenda that speaks to what the Democratic Party has historically stood for, which are economic rights for those who are struggling in the middle class, concern for the poor, for economic justice for those who are marginalized in our society.” SpeakJusticePoorPartyClassStruggleRightsEconomicMiddleConcernDemocraticMiddle ClassOur SocietyAgendasDemocratic PartyMarginalizedEconomic Justice Author:Mike McCurry
“Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.” NightPerfectRightsMiddleMovementCivil RightsHeatTimingCivil Rights MovementLandmarks Author:Norman Jewison
“I've heard people in the Middle East tell me that the most inspiring thing for them as people struggling against dictatorship in the Middle East is the memory of the civil rights movement.” PeopleMemoriesStruggleRightsHeardMiddleMovementEastCivil RightsMiddle EastDictatorshipCivil Rights MovementMost Inspiring Author:Peter Beinart
“I was born in the middle of World War II, the middle of the Holocaust; I was born when there was no declaration of human rights, when feminism was not an issue, when children were working in factories. I mean, today's world is a better place!” WorldHumansMeanChildrenWarTodayBornIssuesRightsFeminismMiddleHuman RightsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiFactoriesHolocaustWorld War IDeclarationBetter PlaceToday's WorldDeclaration Of Human Rights Author:Isabel Allende
“As president, I will stand up to the great human rights tests of our time - in China, Russia, and the Middle East. We must send a signal to our allies and adversaries that America is back in the leadership business.” HumansAmericaPresidentRightsMiddleTestsHuman RightsChinaEastRussiaOur TimeAlliesMiddle EastSignalsAdversaries Author:Carly Fiorina
“Marriage equality is a very middle-class issue and voting rights is a very working-class issue. If you do not vote, who are you speaking for? Who will be the next Fannie Lou Hamer? If not you or someone you know, then who?” IfsKnowsNextClassIssuesRightsMiddleVoteVotingMiddle ClassWorking ClassRight To VoteMarriage Equality Author:Darryl Pinckney
“But when you only speak using generalizations, you run the danger of denying the specific. In recent decades, millions of people have come to us from cultural groups within which women have absolutely no rights. They do not have a voice of their own and they are totally dependent on their fathers, brothers or husbands. That applies to North Africa and that applies to large parts of the Middle East. It isn't always linked to Islam.” PeopleRunningFatherSpeakVoiceMillionsRightsGroupsMiddleDangerBrotherHusbandIslamEastDecadesDependentMiddle EastLinkedGeneralizationNorth Africa Author:Alice Schwarzer
“That we could live in a country with no rules for the rich, no rights for the poor, and no middle class to speak of, is wrong; it's a crime against the next generation and we've got to do something about it.” CountryNextSpeakPoorClassRichRightsGenerationsMiddleCrimeMiddle ClassNext Generation Author:Van Jones