Jan Lynch

“I believe in individuality, but individuals are to the mass, like waves to the ocean. The highest order of genius is as dependent as the lowest. It, like the loftiest waves of the sea, derives its power . . . from the grandeur and vastness of the ocean of which it forms a part. We differ as the waves, but are one as the sea.”
― Frederick Douglass

“Will part of this nation rejoice at seeing the rest oppressed, and reward a leader who has cunningly manipulated its fears and prejudices? Or will a majority of voters insist on a leader . . . who will appeal to their birthright of idealism and their love of justice, instead of to their heritage of racism and special privilege?”
― Shirley Chisholm, Unbought And Unbossed

“Nothing is as prolix as ignorance.”
― Thaddeus Stevens

“You can't argue with someone whose premises are completely different from yours, where there is not even an inch of common ground”
― Shirley Chisholm