I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been runnin' ever since
It's been a long, a long time comin'
But I know a change gon' come.

Sam Cooke

A Change Is Gonna Come

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Topic

Civil rights Social progress Political progress

Speaker

Sam Cooke

Source

A Change Is Gonna Come

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Singer

From

United States

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Citation

Cooke, Sam. "A Change Is Gonna Come." Ain't That Good News. RCA Victor, 1964.

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Another quote from the 1960s

The foregoing cases suggest that specific guarantees in the Bill of Rights have penumbras, formed by emanations from those guarantees that help give them life and substance… Various guarantees create zones of privacy.

William O. Douglas

Grisworld v. Connecticut

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Topic
Right to privacy Bill of Rights Constitutional law

Author

William O. Douglas
Source
Grisworld v. Connecticut
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Douglas, William O. United States, Supreme Court. Griswold v. Connecticut. United States Reports, vol. 381, 7 June 1965, pp. 479–531. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/381/479/.

Another quote about Political progress

Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.

James Madison

Federalist 51

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Political theory Justice Political progress Progress Government

Author

James Madison
Source
Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.