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This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.


Frederick Douglass


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Governments oppress people, but so do mobs. You need to avoid both to make progress.


Jaron Lanier


#both #governments #make #mobs #need

These interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed, class of society, are the same in all countries.


Clara Zetkin


#countries #exploited #interests #oppressed #same

A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression.


Joel Barlow


#destroys #discerning #disuse #forces #habitual

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.


Bob Riley


#away #budding #democracies #due #half

However, before we make the mistake of patting ourselves on the back, let's remember: government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely. The real credit for our economic renewal belongs to the people of Alabama .


Bob Riley


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I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here.


Bob Riley


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Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.


Bob Riley


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No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.


Bob Riley


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No two wars are ever the same. Some are just, some are unjust, but the basic commonality shared between them all is that young men and women heeded a call to service, overcame their fear, and fought for their side.


Bob Riley


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