“The first and continuing task of the Children's Bureau is to get the facts and to make them known.”— Grace Abbott
“Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below.”— Roger Nash Baldwin
“The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended.”— Frederic Bastiat
“Discrimination against people with mental illness and addiction is the last frontier of the civil rights movement.”— Jim Ramstad
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”— Madeleine Albright
“I've always been a big advocate for animals. I think they are the most innocent things on the planet.”— Krista Allen
“Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder. It's a biological condition, and it's not a moral failing.”— Adam Ant
“The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, lawyers, bus drivers, bank tellers, you name it.”— Billy Barty
“For the millions of Americans who have been touched by gun violence, we have a sacred obligation to do everything in our power to prevent more families from having to endure this same heartache.”— James Brady
“I'm very open about my life because I want to help people who are going through similar things.”— Aaron Carter
“Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics — but never give up.”— Marjory Stoneman Douglas
“We must stand up for the class="highlight">middle class and ensure that they have a voice in Washington.”— Kendrick Meek