77 Quotes by Julian Bond

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.

There is a thin line between politics and theatricals.

As legal slavery passed, we entered into a permanent period of unemployment and underemployment from which we have yet to emerge.

As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didn't keep up with their promise. Education didn't prepare them for this new world. Jobs went overseas.

Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.

The war in Iraq has as much to do with terrorism as the administration has to do with compassion.

I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work.

Black reporters are as capable of racism as anyone else.