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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
Ronald Reagan
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.
Nelson Mandela
The power of the people is always stronger than the people in power.
Wael Ghonim
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
Mahatma Gandhi
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Nelson Mandela
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.
Emily Dickinson
The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.
Naomi Klein
The essence of democracy is its assurance that every human being should so respect himself and should be so respected in his own personality that he should have opportunity equal to that of every other human being to show what he was meant to become.
Anna Garlin Spencer
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Abraham Lincoln
Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the conditions of peace and chaos that impact the lives of those who inhabit one’s beloved extended community.
Aberjhani
The test of democracy is not whether the people vote, but whether the government is accountable to the people.
Vaclav Havel
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
Sydney J. Harris
The price of democracy is eternal vigilance. These are trite but deep words which all democrats need to remember.
Fridtjof Nansen
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.
Nelson Mandela
The power of hope is much stronger than the power of fear.
Pete Buttigieg
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The hope of democracy rests on the belief that we can all work together for the common good.
Barbara Jordan
Democracy is not just a political system, it is a way of life based on shared values of freedom, equality, and justice.
Kofi Annan
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
Robert Green Ingersoll
Hope is a force of nature. Don't let anyone tell you different.
Jim Butcher
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
Samuel Smiles
Hope is the thing that holds you up when others have let you down.
Anonymous
Hope is the anchor of the soul, the stimulus to action, and the incentive to achievement.
Anonymous
Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.
G.K. Chesterton
Hope is the thing that makes us strong in the face of adversity.
Anonymous
We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
J.K. Rowling
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
Coretta Scott King
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.
Peter Drucker
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
Ronald Reagan
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Ralph Nader
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.
Jim Rohn
The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.
John C. Maxwell
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
John C. Maxwell
The art of leadership is not to make less mistakes. It's to make more decisions.
Bob Iger
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
Alice Walker
Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.
Alice Walker
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
Marian Wright Edelman
Hope is not a strategy, but it is the fuel that keeps us going.
Stacey Abrams
The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.
Criss Jami
Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.
Robert Ludlum
The future of democracy is in the hands of the people themselves, not in the hands of their leaders.
Václav Havel
The power of the people is always greater than the people in power.
Cory Booker
Democracy is not just a form of government, it is a way of life.
John F. Kennedy
The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
Plato
The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen.
Louis Brandeis
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on
Nelson Mandela
The power of the people is greater than the people in power
Wael Ghonim
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice
Martin Luther King Jr.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all
Emily Dickinson
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope
Martin Luther King Jr.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall
Nelson Mandela
The only way to do great work is to love what you do
Steve Jobs
Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.
Mahatma Gandhi
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness.
Ola Joseph
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.
Max de Pree
Diversity is the collective strength of any successful society.
Aberjhani
Diversity is not a burden to be tolerated, but a gift to be celebrated.
Unknown
We are all different, which is great because we are all unique. Without diversity, life would be very boring.
Catherine Pulsifer
Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.
Unknown
Diversity is not just a buzzword. It's about opening doors and breaking down barriers.
Amanda Alampi
Diversity is the mix. Inclusion is making the mix work.
Andrés Tapia
We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.
Kofi Annan
Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.
Jesse Jackson
We must strive for diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our society, and we must create a culture of belonging.
Tim Cook
Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance.
Vernā Myers
We must ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in our democracy and in our economy, regardless of their background or where they come from.
Kamala Harris
Solidarity is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good.
Pope John Paul II
Solidarity is not a passive feeling of compassion. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good.
Helen Keller
Solidarity is based on the principle that we are willing to put ourselves at risk to protect each other.
Starhawk
Solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective.
Samora Machel
Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity of interest, clarity of vision, honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of these is lacking, all sentimental pleas for solidarity, and all other efforts to achieve it will be barren of results.
Eugene V. Debs
Solidarity is not a one
way charity, but a mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective.
Solidarity is not an option, it's a duty.
Angela Davis
Solidarity is not just a matter of charity, it is a matter of justice.
Oscar Romero
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
Abraham Lincoln
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democracy is not just a political system, it is a way of life.
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.
Winston Churchill
Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.
Michael Moore
Hope is a waking dream.
Aristotle
Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.
Alexander Meiklejohn
Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the conditions of peace and chaos that impact the lives of those who inhabit one's beloved extended community.
Aberjhani
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