Mary Frances Berry Quotes

• If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Taken, Parks, Human Rights

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• Tainting the Tea Party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There's no evidence that Tea Party adherence are any more racist than other Republicans and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats in November, having one's opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Distance, Party, Winning

  "Andrew Breitbart on 'Hannity': 'This Is Not About Shirley Sherrod'". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. July 20, 2010.

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• Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Men, Rights, White Man

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• Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Hippie, Mean, Opportunity

  "Civil Rights Commission Chair Highlights Celebration of Martin Luther King's Life". newsinfo.iu.edu. January 15, 2002.

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• When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Believe, Justice, Causes

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• When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Jobs, Law, Police

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• The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can't be done.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Motivation, People, Needs

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• Analysis can tell us what is required, but it cannot make us act.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Analysis, Action

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• The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Joy, Leader, Support

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• Defining child care primarily as women's sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Children, Care, Spheres

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• advocating women's rights and greater opportunity for women in the workplace and in every avenue of public life is inconsistent with an insistence on mother taking care of children and housework.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Mother, Children, Opportunity

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• We need to insist on fathers and mothers sharing the care of their offspring as well as the opportunity to enjoy the fulfillment of individual rights.

  Mary Frances Berry

  Mother, Father, Opportunity

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