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Marvin Olasky Quote: “Now that it’s officially summer, here’s…”

Now that it’s officially summer, here’s my advice to parents who want to continue teaching their kids during the next two months and learn something themselves: visit Civil War battlefields.

December 6, 2019 1950, American, June 12, Marvin Olasky, Quotes by Educators

Niger Innis Quote: “After the Civil War, when blacks…”

After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted the civil rights and liberties of blacks. Central to the enforcement of these laws were the stiff penalties for blacks possessing firearms.

December 5, 2019 1968, American, Niger Innis, Quotes by Activists

Lysander Spooner Quote: “The very idea of law originates…”

The very idea of law originates in men’s natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has always been the name of that rule or principle of justice, which protects those rights. Thus we speak of natural law.

November 30, 2019 1808, American, January 19, Lysander Spooner, Quotes by Philosophers

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “If I felt, in the event…”

If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn’t, I’d ignore it.

November 7, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Baruch Spinoza Quote: “Sin cannot be conceived in a…”

Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or bad.

October 9, 2019 1632, Baruch Spinoza, Dutch, November 24, Quotes by Philosophers

Angelina Grimke Quote: “The doctrine of blind obedience and…”

The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians.

October 5, 2019 1805, American, Angelina Grimke, February 20, Quotes by Activists

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Quote: “Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling…”

Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life.

September 10, 2019 1890, American, January 12, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Quotes by Educators

Michael Moore Quote: “Since 9/11, the Bush administration has…”

Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly believe that one or two 9/11s, and martial law will be declared in our country and we’re inching towards a police state.

September 7, 2019 1954, American, April 23, Michael Moore, Quotes by Activists

Gordon Gee Quote: “A truly great university is a…”

A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.

August 6, 2019 1944, American, February 2, Gordon Gee, Quotes by Educators

Iris Chang Quote: “Somebody who was born in this…”

Somebody who was born in this country who visited China would later face difficulty getting back in to the USA. We have to keep in mind that the struggles of the Chinese against these exclusion laws really laid down the foundations of civil rights law.

August 2, 2019 1968, Chinese, Iris Chang, March 28, Quotes by Historians

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