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Created in 1968, CCK is the official public policy
voice of the 4 Catholic dioceses in KY
CCK Board of Directors
Most Reverend
Joseph E. Kurtz
Archbishop of Louisville
Most Reverend
Ronald W. Gainer
Bishop of Lexington
Most Reverend
William F. Medley
Bishop of Owensboro
Most Reverend
Roger J. Foys
Bishop of Covington
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Kentucky’s Four Bishops
Father Pat Delahanty
Interim Director
1042 Burlington Lane
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
502 875 4345
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Catholic Dioceses of Kentucky
400,000 Catholics §
Archdiocese
of Louisville
(24 counties)
Covington Diocese
(14 counties)
Owenshoro Diocese
(32 counties)
Lexington
Diocese
(50 counties)
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We are asked to exercise Faithful Citizenship
* We have the power to influence
...beyond what we know
* Itis about political responsibility
...not just about a particular election
* We use very practical ways to influence
...public debate and policy
¢ We have a consistent moral framework:
...the life and dignity of every person
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Moral principles of Scripture and
Catholic moral and social teaching
¢ Right to life and dignity of human person
¢ Family, community, participation
¢ Rights and responsibility
¢ Option for the poor and vulnerable
¢ Dignity of work and rights of workers
¢ Solidarity
Caring for God’s creation
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Themes provide moral framework
* “These themes from Catholic social teaching provide
a moral framework that does not easily fit ideologies
of “right” or “left,” “liberal” or “conservative,” or the
platform of any political party. They are not partisan
or sectarian, but reflect fundamental ethical principles
that are common to all people.”
— Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political
Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (2007), 55.
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2011 Legislative Agenda
Women Have a Right to Know
Cap Payday Loans at 36% Interest
End Executions of Severely Mentally Ill
Other
— Parents Have a Right to Choose
— Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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Protecting Human Life
Women Have a Right to Know
¢ The patient has the right to and is encouraged to
obtain from doctors and other direct caregivers
— appropriate, current, and understandable information about diagnosis,
treatment, and prognosis. Except in emergencies when the patient lacks decision-
making ability and the need for treatment is urgent, the patient is
— entitled to the chance to discuss and request information about the specific
procedures and/or treatments, the risks involved, the possible length of
recuperation, and the medically reasonable alternatives and their risks and
benefits. Patients have the right to know the identity of doctors, nurses, and others
involved in their care, as well as when those involved are students, patients, or other
trainees. The patient also has the right to know the immediate and long-term financial
implications of treatment choices, insofar as they are known.
American Hospital Association Patient Bill of Rights
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Women Have a Right to Know
* Asa patient in a hospital in New York State, you
have the right, consistent with law, to:
— (8) Receive complete information about your diagnosis, treatment and
prognosis.
— (9) Receive all the information that you need to give informed consent
for any proposed procedure or treatment. This information shall include
the possible risks and benefits of the procedure or treatment.
* Public Health Law(PHL)2803 (1)(g)Patient’s Rights, LONYCRR, 405.7,405.7(a)(1),405.7(c)
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Women Have a Right to Know
This legislative proposal advocates for good medical practice as promoted
by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. This state agency is
responsible for protecting the public by ensuring that only qualified medical
and osteopathic physicians are licensed. On its website it states that it uses
its newsletter to “provide important information to physicians practicing in
the state.” In its Fall 2004 newsletter the Board expressed how important it
is for patients to have a face-to-face evaluation with health care
professionals:
— Consumers obtaining prescriptions, medications, and/or medical treatment from
Internet web sites without an adequate evaluation by a physician pose an
immediate threat to the public health and safety.... The Board feels a valid
physician/patient relationship cannot be established
without an initial face-to-face evaluation by a health care
professional.
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Women Have a Right to Know
¢ 311.725 Requirement of voluntary and informed written consent for
abortion -- Cabinet's duty to produce and make available
informational materials -- Abortions in medical emergencies.
— (1) No abortion shall be performed or induced except with the voluntary
and informed written consent of the woman upon whom the abortion is
to be performed or induced. Except in the case of a medical emergency,
consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed if and only if:
* (a) At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the abortion, a physician, licensed
nurse, physician assistant, or social worker to whom the responsibility has
been delegated by the physician has verbally informed the woman of all of
the following:
— 1. The nature and purpose of the particular abortion procedure or treatment to be
performed and of those medical risks and alternatives to the procedure or
treatment that a reasonable patient would consider material to the decision of
whether or not to undergo the abortion;
— 2. The probable gestational age of the embryo or fetus at the time the abortion is
to be performed; and
— 3. The medical risks associated with the pregnant woman carrying her pregnancy
to term;
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* (b) At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the abortion, in an
individual, private setting, a physician, licensed nurse, physician
assistant, or social worker to whom the responsibility has been
delegated by the physician has informed the pregnant woman that:
— 1. The cabinet publishes the printed materials described in paragraphs
(a) and (b) of subsection (2) of this section and that she has a right to
review the printed materials and that copies will be provided to her by
the physician, licensed nurse, physician assistant, or social worker free
of charge if she chooses to review the printed materials;
— 2. Medical assistance benefits may be available for prenatal care,
childbirth, and neonatal care, and that more detailed information on the
availability of such assistance is contained in the printed materials
published by the cabinet; and
— 3. The father of the fetus is liable to assist in the support of her child,
even in instances where he has offered to pay for the abortion;
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* “in an individual, private setting” — the court
has said this can be a recorded telephone
message. And this has become the practice.
— But, that means you cannot know if 24 hours has
elapsed since the phone call was made.
— And the patient is unable to ask questions or
receive information specific to her medical
history.
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SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS
311.250 TO 311.379 IS CREATED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:
— Anytime informed consent is required by law to
be given in an individual private setting, the
informed consent shall be valid only when a
physician or physician's agent has a face-to-face
meeting with the patient and both parties are
physically located in the same room.
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Women Have a Right to Know
¢ This law will better protect the rights of women in the process
of making a decision that is not reversible.
¢ We believe it reduces the number of babies aborted and
therefore the post-abortion trauma that we know to be sadly
real for some women.
* Recent studies show with greater certainty that pro-life
legislation has been effective in reducing the number of
abortions that have taken place.
(See “USING NATURAL EXPERIMENTS TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF STATE
LEGISLATION ON THE INCIDENCE OF ABORTION” by MICHAEL J. NEW,
PH.D., Heritage Center Report, January 2006.)
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Women Have a Right to Know
THE ASK: Request support from your House and
Senate Members for legislation requiring face-to face
meetings between patients seeking abortions and
medical providers.
— Speak directly to a legislator (LRC Switchboard)
1-502-564-8100
— Leave a message for your legislator:
1-800-372-7181 (7:00 A.M.- 11:00P.M.)
— EN ESPANOL
1-877-739-5556
— Send a fax to a legislator in Frankfort
1-502-564-6543
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Pursuing Social Justice
Cap Payday Loans at 36%
End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
WHAT IS A PAYDAY LOAN
* Borrowers visit a payday lending store and secure
— asmall cash loan,
- Hal payment due in full at the borrower's next paycheck (usually a two week
erm).
¢ Inthe United States, finance charges on payday loans are typically in the
range of 15 to 30 percent of the amount for the two-week period, which
translates to annual percentage rates (APRs) from 390 to 780./1]
* The borrower writes a postdated check to the lender in the full amount of the
loan plus fees. On the maturity date, the borrower is expected to return to
the store to repay the loan in person. If the borrower doesn't repay the loan
in person, the lender may redeem the check.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payday_loan, 10/21/2010
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End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
¢ For the faith community, predatory interest rates
approaching or exceeding 400 percent are immoral. The
Catechism of the Catholic Church condemns usurious
dealings in extremely strong language: “Those whose
usurious and avaricious dealings lead to the hunger and
death of their brethren in the human family indirectly
commit homicide, which is imputable to them.” #2269.
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End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
¢ Payday loans are predatory loans because of
the terms of the loan:
— Interest rates approaching or exceeding 400 percent
victimize those seeking temporary relief from difficult
economic circumstances.
— Many individuals find themselves compelled to take
out multiple loans to meet the obligation created by
the initial loan resulting in a debt trap for the borrower.
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Cap Payday Loans at 36%
End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
* The Kentucky Coalition for Responsible Lending
is a diverse, statewide coalition of more than 60
organizations representing hundreds of
thousands of Kentuckians. KCRL supports new
law capping payday loan interest rates at 36%
just as Congress passed for our nation’s military
families.
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Kentucky's Consumers’ Advisory Council hears testimony from state regulators,
consumer advocates and personal stories trom consumers on payday lending
‘The first of three public hearings (Oct. 14) on payday loans by the state Consumers’
Advisory Council drew @ crowd of some 100 persons and media in Louisville's St
Michael Catholic Church. The testimony from representatives with the Deparment of
Financial Institutions, CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized & United Together),
Kentucky Coalition For Responsible Lending and local consumers made the case that the
debt trap continues
Cap Payday Loans at 36%
End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
What happens if you cap the interest at 36%?
Fewer bankruptcy actions
Families use the money saved on lower interest to pay for other
needs
Money formerly paid to lenders now stays in the community
The playing field is leveled for financial services so banks, credit
unions and other consumer finance companies offer small loans
No longer caught in a debt trap, borrowers rely on traditional
sources: families, friends, signature loans, consumer loans, savings,
credit cards, employer advances
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End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
We will support legislation that contains
the following provisions:
* Interest on all payday loans shall not exceed an annual percentage
rate interest of 36%.
¢ Interest includes all charges payable by a customer, including fees,
charges, renewal charges, credit insurance premiums, and any
ancillary product sold in connection with the payday loan.
¢ Annual percentage rate is defined as under the federal Truth in
Lending Act.
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We will support legislation that contains the
following provisions:
A payday lender shall not engage in any device or subterfuge to
evade the 36% interest rate limit, such as disguising payday loans
as personal property sales/leaseback transactions or as cash
rebates for an installment sale of goods or services.
Making payday loans in violation of the key provisions of the Act
shall be unlawful under the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act, and
all rights and remedies under that law will be available to a
customer.
If the interest on a payday loan exceeds 36% APR, a customer may
also sue under the general usury statute.
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End the Debt Trap for Kentucky Families
THE ASK: Request support from your House
and Senate Members for legislation that caps
the interest rate for payday loans at 36%.
— Speak directly to a legislator (LRC Switchboard)
1-502-564-8100
— Leave a message for your legislator:
1-800-372-7181 (7:00 A.M.- 11:00P.M.)
— EN ESPANOL
1-877-739-5556
— Send a fax to a legislator in Frankfort
1-502-564-6543
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Protecting Human Life
Abolish the Death Penalty
Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully
determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the
death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives
against the unjust aggressor.
If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety
from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in
keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity
with the dignity of the human person.
Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for
effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense
incapable of doing harm—without definitively taking away from him the possibility of
redeeming himself—the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute
necessity "are very rare, if not practically non-existent."
Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition
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execution of the offender is an
absolute necessity “are very
rare, if not practically non-
existent.”
— Timothy McVeigh
— Saddam Hussein
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Abolish the Death Penalty
* The practice of capital punishment does not foster
respect for human life. Killing as a solution cheapens
that respect. To meet violence with violence entrenches
a mentality that constricts a society’s moral imagination
to seek alternatives to violent solutions.
* Our opposition to capital punishment is inspired by a
gospel value — "no human life, no matter how wretched
or how miserable, no matter how sinful or lacking in love,
is without worth; no one is beyond realizing and
receiving Christ's redemptive grace of conversion at any
moment during life."
* Abolishing capital punishment would become a step
towards breaking the cycle of violence.
REVERENCE FOR LIFE: THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Kentucky
November 1999
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¢ U. S. Supreme Court has held that two
categories of offenders cannot be
executed because of their diminished
capacity to understand the conse-
quences of the crime they commit and,
thus, are not deterred by the use of the
death penalty.
— Persons who are mentally retarded - Atkins
— Persons who are not yet 18 years old - Roper
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* American Bar Association
* American Psychiatric Association
* American Psychological Association
* Mental Health America
¢ Murder Victims’ Families for Human
Rights
¢ National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI)
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Abolish the Death Penalty
Excluding Severely Mentally III Persons
A defendant who at the time of the offense, had a severe
mental disorder or disability that significantly impaired his
or her capacity to appreciate the nature, consequences, or
wrongfulness of his or her conduct, exercise rational
judgment in relation to conduct, or conform his or her
conduct to the requirements of the law, is referred to in
KRS 532.135 and KRS 532.140 as a severely mentally ill
defendant. A mental disorder manifested primarily by
repeated criminal conduct or attributable solely to the
acute effects of voluntary use of alcohol or other drugs
shall not, standing alone, constitute a mental disorder or
disability for purposes of this subsection.
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How the law would work
* Pre-trial hearing before a judge
* Prosecutor and defense attorney put on
evidence including use of expert witnesses
* Judge then decides
— If the mental illness is severe (e.g.,
schizophrenia, delusional disorders, bipolar
manic and other psychotic disorders) and
— If it is active at time of the crime
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¢ Ifthe Judge decides the person was severely
mentally ill at the time the crime was
committed, then the State may not seek the
death penalty.
¢ The jury or a judge may still sentence the
defendant to life without parole.
¢ The proposed legislation does not apply to:
— Those individuals currently sentenced to death and
awaiting execution; or
— Those whose actions are attributable solely to the
voluntary use of alcohol or other drugs.
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THE ASK: Urge House and Senate
members to vote to exclude the
severely mentally ill from execution
because of their diminished capacity
and lack of understanding.
— Speak directly to a legislator (LRC Switchboard)
1-502-564-8100
— Leave a message for your legislator:
1-800-372-7181 (7:00 A.M.- 11:00P.M.)
— EN ESPANOL
1-877-739-5556
— Send a fax to a legislator in Frankfort
1-502-564-6543
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Thank those named below for co-sponsoring and ask them to
do so again; if your House member is not listed, ask him or
her to consider co-sponsoring and especially voting for a bill
to end the death penalty for severely mentally ill persons.
Rep. David Floyd (R-Bardstown)
Rep. Mike Cherry (D-Princeton)
Rep. Jesse Crenshaw (D-
Lexington)
Rep. Ron Crimm (R-Louisville)
Rep. Bob DeWeese (R-Louisville)
Rep. C.B. Embry (R-Morgantown)
Rep. Tim Firkins (D-Louisville)
Rep. Kelly Flood (D-Lexington)
Rep. Derrick Graham (D-Frankfort)
Rep. Keith Hall (D-Phelps)
Rep. Jimmie Lee (D-Elizabethtown)
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Mary Lou Marzian (D-Louisville)
Brad Montell (R-Shelbyville)
Fred Nesler (D-Mayfield)
Darryl T. Owens (D-Louisville)
Jody Richards (D-Bowling Green)
Tom Riner (D-Louisville)
Arnold Simpson (D-Covington)
Jim Wayne (D-Louisville)
Alecia Webb-Edgington (R-Ft. Wright)
Susan Westrom (D-Lexington)
Addia Wuchner (R-Burlington)
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Promoting Family Life
Parents Have a Right to Choose
In Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship the
U. S. Bishops teach the following about the education
of children: “Parents—the first and most important
educators—have a fundamental right to choose
the education best suited to the needs of their
children, including public, private, and religious
schools. Government, through such means as tax
credits and publicly funded scholarships, should help
provide resources for parents, especially those of
modest means, to exercise this basic right without
discrimination. Students in all educational settings
should have opportunities for moral and character
formation.” (FCFC, 72.)
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Catholic Education in KY
¢ 45,329 students in KY Catholic schools
¢ 38,456 students in K-12
— 97 elementary schools with 27,344
children
— 23 secondary schools with 11,112
children;
* 6,873 students in post-secondary
— 5 post-secondary schools
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* KLEA was founded in 1991 by the 4
Roman Catholic bishops in KY
* KLEA is a statewide organization
for the parents of non-public school
students and their supporters
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EDUCATION BUSINESS TAX CREDIT
* Benefits both public and non-public schools.
¢ Business donations would receive a 50% tax credit
* Business donations would be to a 501(c)3 tuition
assistance organization or an educational
improvement organization:
— for tuition assistance to children in private schools based
on need
— used for discretionary needs by public schools
* A proposed cap for all donations would be in place;
the amount and how it is divided is not yet decided
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
* Educate yourself on this structure asa
means of alternative funding for our schools
* Stay Informed
* Keep this information fresh in your mind and
in the minds of your parishioners. Parents,
school leaders, businesses
* Talk to your legislators
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Bus Subsidy Program
* Transportation subsidy to 23 counties
° Safety is the goal
¢ Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell,
Clark, Daviess, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Hardin,
Harrison, Henderson, Metro Louisville, Kenton,
McCracken, Marion, Mason, Oldham, Nelson,
Union, Washington, Woodford
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The Transportation
Cabinet reports to the
Interim Joint
Committee on
Appropriations and
Revenue that it
expends $5.8 million
over the two year
budget, but the total
needed to cover 100%
of the costs is actually
$10+ million.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
* School leaders, parents, and parishioners
should communicate the need for safe
transportation for all students to County
Judges, local lawmakers and state legislators
¢ Thank them for their past support
* Reiterate need for future support
¢* Ask County Judges and local lawmakers to
talk to state legislators from their county
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Practicing Global Solidarity
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Strangers No Longer:
Together on the Journey of Hope
In January 2003, the U.S. and Mexican Catholic
bishops issued a joint pastoral letter calling for
— “globalization of solidarity”
— an overhaul of the U.S. immigration
system.
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The U. S. and Mexican Bishops echoed Pope Pius XII and
his teachings in the apostolic constitution, Exsul Familia,
to guide our views on the search for solutions to
migration issues:
— |. Persons have the right to find opportunities in their
homeland.
— Il. Persons have the right to migrate to support themselves
and their families.
— lll. Sovereign nations have the right to control their borders.
— IV. Refugees and asylum seekers should be afforded
protection.
— V. The human dignity and human rights of undocumented
migrants should be respected.
(Strangers No Longer, Nos. 33-38).
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform
* Our immigration system is in serious need of repair. There is
an unwelcome response to immigrants. Responsible, ;
comprehensive reform of the immigration system is possible.
* Asa matter of justice, it should include the following elements:
— a broad-based earned legalization of undocumented
persons;
— atemporary worker program with appropriate protections
for both U.S. and foreign workers;
— changes to the family-based immigration system to reduce
waiting times for family reunification; and
— restoration of due process for immigrants.
Every Man and Woman is the Image of God
Catholic Conference of Kentucky August 2006
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* Involved in the political process but not
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The Challenge of our Faith
“Anyone wishing to renounce the difficult yet
noble task of improving the lot of man in his
totality and of all people, because the struggle is
difficult and that constant effort is required, or
simply because of the experience of defeat and the
need to begin again, that person would be
betraying the will of the Creator.”
John Paul II, Solllicitudo Rei Socialis (30).
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It is from numberless diverse acts of
courage such as these that the belief
that human history is thus shaped.
Each time a man stands up for an
ideal, or acts to improve the lot of
others, or strikes out against
injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple
of hope, and crossing each other
from a million different centers of
energy and daring those ripples build
a current which can sweep down the
mightiest walls of oppression and
resistance.
- Robert F. Kennedy, Day of Affirmation speech,
University of Capetown, South Africa, June 6, 1966
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