Julian Bond

“The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is targeted for discrimination.”

“If you don't think you're a racist, you're probably a racist.”

“Leadership can be a rewarding experience. It can also be a lonely experience.”

“Justice and equality are two wings of the same bird.”

“You can't have a race-neutral policy in a race-conscious world.”

“The black freedom movement is the only thing that has ever made America truly democratic.”

“The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute.”

“Violence is not the answer. Nonviolence is the answer. And love is the answer.”

“Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate.”

“We have a system of justice in this country that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent.”

“I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get a good education and learn a trade or profession.”

“The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.”

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. But it only bends toward justice because people pull it.”

“Opposition to gay marriage is purely based on religious dogma. It's not based on law. It's not based on civil rights. It's not based on any of the principles of this country.”

“There is a strain of racism that is virulent in this country. It's not the same as it was 50 years ago, but it's still there.”

“The movement was a struggle to make this country be what it said it was.”