"When it comes to my rights as an American citizen, and yours, I am a triumphalist and an absolutist. Anything less is an insult,"

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Source : James Meredith (2012). “A Mission from God: A Memoir and Challenge for America”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

James Meredith

#Rights Quotes #Citizens Quotes #Insult Quotes

“I take care of military families. Their sacrifices are very real.”
“Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value.”
“I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.”
“But really it was just, it was perfect. You know, I actually got that feeling like you know what, maybe this is why I'm alive, you know - maybe this is why I'm here on this on earth.”
“It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor dissatisfied with our understanding.”
“I try to put myself into unusual and difficult situations as often as I can in order to capture the element of struggle in the music.”
“Integrity is not a character trait that one possesses more or less of but a sophisticated state of processing experience in the world one enters into in varying degrees. Integrating is a major developmental task at every stage of life.”
“Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude.”

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