It takes no compromising to give people their rights... It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.

Harvey Milk

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Topic

Human rights Oppression

Speaker

Harvey Milk

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

LGBT rights activist Politician Activist

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Milk, Harvey. Speech to the Joint International Longshoremen & Warehousemen's Union of San Francisco and to the Lafayette Club. 30 Sept. 1973, San Francisco, CA, USA.

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Topic
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Author

Tom Stoppard
Source
Travesties
Medium
Play
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Stoppard, Tom. Travesties. Royal Shakespeare Company, 10 June 1974, Aldwych Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

Current Citation

Stoppard, Tom. Travesties. Grove Press, 1994, act 1.