Emancipation came to the colored race in America as a war measure. It was an act of military necessity. Manifestly it would have come without war, in the slower process of humanitarian reform and social enlightenment. – Wendell Willkie
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. Its not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. – Michelle Bachelet
I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate. – Jack Kevorkian
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you cant think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can. – Willie Stargell
