Disfranchised Quotes

#1. There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.

James A. Garfield

#2. In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades.

Florence Kelley

#3. So long as State constitutions say that all may vote when twenty-one, save idiots, lunatics, convicts and women, you are brought down politically to the level of those others disfranchised.

Susan B. Anthony

#4. No community where more than one-half of the adults are disfranchised and otherwise incapacitated by law and custom, can be free from great vices. Purity is inconsistent with slavery.

Tennessee Celeste Claflin

#5. I have known nothing the last thirty years save the struggle for human rights on this continent. If it had been a class of men whowere disfranchised and denied their legal rights, I believe I should have devoted my life precisely as I have done in behalf of my own sex.

Susan B. Anthony

#6. Since felons are subsequently disfranchised, the US now has 1.75 million people disqualified from voting because of their criminality- 1.4 million black men have forfeited their right to vote, almost 15 per cent of the black male population.

Jeremy Seabrook

#7. What stands in the way of effortless effort is caring, or a conscious attempt to do well.

Joe Hyams

#8. The record company doesn't know what to do with me, because I'm not a Lily Allen, but I'm not really an indie artist, either. All the best artists have been in the middle.

Bat For Lashes

#9. As you will see, mindfulness practice does not need to be another "add-on." Its beauty lies in the fact that it can be fully and easily integrated into every act of our daily living, reminding us to live the present moment fully.

Thich Nhat Hanh

#10. The people who are scared of going on a diet are the people who could benefit the most from one.

Robert Cheeke

#11. Cal," he said by way of explanation. "I owe that guy, like, a mountain of burgers. It's getting embarrassing.

Rachel Hawkins

#12. I think when you've been exposed to the Creator of the universe, then the federal government doesn't seem very powerful.

Steve Largent

#13. I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.

John Mayer

#14. Relationships are about give and take; not tit-for-tat. If you're keeping score, you'll lose at your own game.

Faydra D. Fields