#ration

Our Negro problem, therefore, is not of the Negro's making. No group in our population is less responsible for its existence. But every group is responsible for its continuance.... Both races need to understand that their rights and duties are mutual and equal and their interests in the common good are idential.... There is no help or healing in apparaising past responsibilities or in present apportioning of praise or blame. The past is of value only as it aids in understanding the present; and an understanding of the facts of the problem--a magnanimous understanding by both races--is the first step toward its solution. ↗

— Isabel Wilkerson

#isabel-wilkerson #race #race-relations #equality

Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#funny

As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

#any #better #care #consumers #generation

So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting the aspirations and needs of, you know the mass of ordinary Australians. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

#australians #certainly #clearly #connecting #here

I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#core #decency #endless #i #i love

Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#courage #czechoslovakia #democracy #europe #free

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government. ↗

— Jim Hightower

#corporations #government #lobby

In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#came #created #english #expand #explored

Nobody from the administration has officially rejected my column. ↗

— Bob Novak

#column #nobody #officially #rejected

Closing the gap for women entrepreneurs should be a priority for the federal government - and yet the Small Business Administration has failed in their promise to women business owners. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#business #business owners #closing #entrepreneurs #failed