“In my statement I cited the major lesson I had learned in fighting for human rights for 50 years for people all over the world. That lesson is simple: no group is ultimately safe from prejudice, bigotry, and harassment so long as any group is subject to special negative treatment.”
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To New York City Mayor Edward Koch, April 29, 1986, after publicly testifying in support of gay rights legislation.
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