Ellen Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Ellen Johnsonis an American activist for the civil rights of atheists and for the separation of church and state in the United States. She served as the president of the organization American Atheists from 1995–2008...
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We have to first secure the peace, we have to make our nation secure, people must feel safe and confident, ... That means we have to address the issue of young people particularly, the war-affected youths ? both ex-combatants as well as the victims.
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We're going to send information about the Island only being a tank away when people request vacation information. We're looking forward to having a great summer this year.
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We know expectations are going to be high. The Liberian people have voted for their confidence in my ability to deliver ... very quickly,
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We want the best type of informational brochure we can do. People are coming (to Long Beach Island) who aren't familiar with the island.
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If you're competing with men as a professional, you have to be better than they are ... and make sure you get their respect as an equal, ... It's been hard. Even when you gain their acceptance, it's in a male-dominated way. They say, 'Oh, now she's one of the boys.
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We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.
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I've been a victor of circumstance.
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We're getting reports of how some religion-based 'aid' groups are trying to fly evangelists into the stricken areas and how U.S. Army chaplains are carrying bibles -- not food or water -- to 'comfort' people,
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We need competent, transparent leadership, ... I see myself as a Mandela figure. Six years to get it done, then turn it over to the younger generation.