Leadership In Today's World Requires Far More

People In Places Many Of Us Never Heard Of, Whose Names We Can't Pronounce Or Even Spell, Are Speaking Up For Themselves. They Speak In Languages We Once Classified As Exotic But Whose Mastery Is Now Essential For Our Diplomats And Businessmen. But What They Say Is Very Much The Same The World Over. They Want A Decent Standard Of Living. They Want Human Dignity And A Voice In Their Own Futures. They Want Their Children To Grow Up Strong And Healthy And Free.

The Leadership For Civil Rights Has To Take Place In The White House Or It Is Going To Take Place In The Streets.

I Have Seen In The Halls Of Congress More Idealism, More Humanness, More Compassion, More Profiles Of Courage Than In Any Other Institution That I Have Ever Known.

When People Generally Are Aware Of A Problem, It Can Be Said To Have Entered The Public Consciousness. When People Get On Their Hind Legs And Holler, The Problem Has Not Only Entered The Public Consciousness -- It Has Also Become A Part Of The Public Conscience. At That Point, Things In Our Democracy Begin To Hum.

Though Everyone Has An Equal Right To Speak, Not All Have Earned An Equal Right To Be Taken Seriously.