Andrew Young
Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenceduring the Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1932
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.
We've changed in the sense that we flipped - and this is no longer the Republican party of Lincoln. This is the party of suppression.
To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.
Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, 'You sure write well.' And I've had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That's the kind of motivation that students need.
Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' or from the 'I Have a Dream' speech. That was a revelation of white people.
Everything that has happened in my life is because of good government and because the United States of America was the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
We're here to proclaim a victory. We're here, not to wallow in tragedy, but to celebrate a triumph of the human spirit.
From my discussions with Michael, his finances were structured precisely according to his wishes. I understand the money is exactly where it is supposed to be.
For those who care about the poor, it is time to step up, speak out and join this national discussion.
That does a significant amount of damage to you. People have such negative opinions of politicians. They always assume politicians are guilty.
Martin's real dream was to be a preacher at this church.
I think the whole movement, both in the black community and in the federal government and in big business, is sort of floundering.
I think there's just going to be an outpouring of gifts. People are good and hungry for an opportunity to do good.
Without all of this, ... Jimmy Carter nor Bill Clinton might never have been elected president.