Working in a situation with ...

Working in a situation with men and women, and seeing women take on roles equal to the roles taken by men made you understand that, "Hey, these people can do things too." And I think it made me and other people in the movement realize that we're living in a community of equals. And that among those equals, they have equal rights. And we ought to respect their rights if they respected ours.
 Julian Bond

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The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute.
 Julian Bond
Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!
 Julian Bond
You could not be in the civil rights movement without having an appreciation for everybody's rights. That these rights are not divisible - not something men have and women don't and so on.
 Julian Bond
It takes people who have a widespread series of experiences to develop future leaders. It takes people who aren't afraid to challenge and move forward.
 Julian Bond
Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action
 Julian Bond