#gains

I love Ruth Brown, not just her singing, but Ruth Brown has more girl power than anyone, because she fought hard against people who ripped her off and then helped other artists through the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. ↗

— Ronnie Spector

#anyone #artists #because #blues #brown

Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#against #argument #best #compelling #criminal

I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time. ↗

— Don Shula

#against #be the first #beat #coached #couple

America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress' action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. ↗

— Bill Shuster

#action #against #america #appropriate #blue

Especially today as we fight the war on terror - against an enemy that represents hatred, extremism and stands behind no flag - we need to remember the sacrifices that have gone into protecting our flag. ↗

— Bill Shuster

#behind #enemy #especially #extremism #fight

Many of the vicious criminals held there have been caught on the battlefield fighting against American troops and shutting down Guantanamo Bay would just require the military to move them elsewhere. ↗

— Bill Shuster

#american #american troops #battlefield #bay #been

Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place. ↗

— Ignazio Silone

#fascism #never #place #revolution #took

Violence against women is as American as apple pie. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#american #apple #apple pie #pie #violence

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the scream is sometimes a theory. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#boulder #expect #him #man #must

I'm offended by things and take pathetic little stands against them. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#i #little #offended #pathetic #stands