"Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans."

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Source : "NAACP Endorses Same-sex Marriage" By Jason Donner, www.foxnews.com. May 21, 2012.

Benjamin Jealous

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“Both poverty and wealth are excellent things, because they are extremes, but the middle ground is damaging to the soul.”
“I can't criticize what I don't understand. If you want to call this art, you've got the benefit of all my doubts.”
“South Africa was something that just kind of hit me.”
“I'm wary of the new contactless ways of paying. The idea of paying with your phone is a little worrying: I have lost more than one over the years.”
“One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.”

Source : "Williams' clear vision: An NFL comeback" by Scott Ostler, www.sfgate.com. March 1, 2007.
“Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes.”
“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.”
“All that sunny afternoon, traveling north and east, Caroline believed absolutely in the future. And why not? For if the worst had already happened to them in the eyes of the world, then surely, surely, it was the worst that they left behind them now.”

Source : Kim Edwards (2006). “The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel”, p.76, Penguin

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