I think if transvestites don't stand up for themselves, nobody else is going to stand up for transvestites. -Marsha P. Johnson

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History isn't something you look back at and say it was inevitable, it happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.- Marsha P. Johnson

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The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people

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Marriage: a friendship recognized by the police. — Robert Louis Stevenson

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You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.

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How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race? I mean how many years does it take people to see that? We're all in this rat race together! -Marsha P. Johnson

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As long as gay people don't have their rights all across America, there's no reason for celebration. -Marsha P. Johnson

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