"Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place."

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Source : Harold Washington, Alton Miller (1988). “Climbing a Great Mountain: Selected Speeches of Mayor Harold Washington”

Harold Washington

#Political Quotes #Needs Quotes #Never Quit Quotes

“Hope is the deep orientation of the human soul that can be held at the darkest times.”
“To me, the difference between a good marriage and a great marriage is conviction.”
“Modesty is humility expressed in dress.”
“If each of us can learn to relate to each other more out of compassion, with a sense of connection to each other and a deep recognition of our common humanity, and more important, to teach this to our children, I believe that this can go a long way in reducing many of the conflicts and problems that we see today.”
“Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!”
“What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact.”

Source : "World Bank Issues Alarming Climate Report". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 7, 2012.
“Too late, he recalled Miles's dictum that the reward for a job well done was usually a harder job.”
“O Word of God incarnate . . . It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heaven-drawn picture Of Thee, the Living Word.”

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