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Nothing is illegal if one hundred businessmen decide to do it. -Andrew Young, author, civil rights activist, US congressman, mayor, and UN ambassador (b. 1932)

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Andrew Young Corporations Economics Injustice Irony Justice Society

My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still, small voice of God in their own hearts.

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Andrew Young Children God Small

I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.

~ Andrew Young

Andrew Young Differences You Place

What we forget is that African Americans made the largest contribution to America, economically, before the Civil War of any sector of society. I read that the railroads were worth about $2 billion, but slavery was a $3 billion asset.

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Andrew Young America Society Slavery

Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, 'You sure write well.' And I've had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That's the kind of motivation that students need.

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Andrew Young Day Good Me

Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have.

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Andrew Young Best Moral You

Our children lost our direction because they have been compromised. They have found freedom at the ballot box, and then they have taken on plastic chains around their minds and souls and mortgage their future on credit cards. They have to learn better - they have to learn the value of ideas and health as opposed to wealth.

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Andrew Young Children Future Freedom

If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters?

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Andrew Young Day Moving King

Everybody in America has been dependent on the government at some time. We owe everybody in America the right to vote and access to capital. What I say is, let's make America work, let's make democracy and free enterprise work for everybody.

~ Andrew Young

Andrew Young Work Time America

Affirmative action is an effort to include every aspect of society in the decision making.

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Andrew Young Decision Action Effort

If I wanted to develop a scenario to destroy America, I would do what the Republicans are doing. Take the brightest and best young black men off the streets, put them in jail, make them meaner than hell for 8 or 10 years and then turn them lose in a society where there are plenty of guns for them to play with.

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Andrew Young Best America Men

In a sane, civil, intelligent and moral society, you don't blame poor people for being poor.

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Andrew Young People Blame Moral

Freedom is a struggle, and we do it together. Not only together as black citizens, but black and white together.

~ Andrew Young

Andrew Young Black And White Struggle
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