30 Quotes by Eleanor Holmes Norton

Racial oppression of black people in America has done what neither class oppression or sexual oppression, with all their perniciousness, has ever done: destroyed an entire people and their culture.

One ought to be against racism and sexism because they are wrong, not because one is black or one is female.

The question has been asked, 'What is a woman?' A woman is a person who makes choices. A woman is a dreamer. A woman is a planner. A woman is a maker, and a molder. A woman is a person who makes choices. A woman builds bridges. A woman makes children and makes cars. A woman writes poetry and songs. A woman is a person who makes choices.

Absolutely the greatest challenges in dealing with discrimination are with the larger group who needs to consider how they think and act in everyday life. It remains the possibility of the majority to accept the call to change.

You can't win what you don't fight for.

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don’t agree with.

It’s difficult to beat making your living thinking and writing about subjects that matter to you.

You can’t win what you don’t fight for.