The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end.
Interpretation
The struggle for human rights and dignity is ongoing and never-ending.
William J. Brennan, Jr.'s quote emphasizes the perpetual nature of humanity's pursuit of freedom and dignity. It suggests that these fundamental rights are not merely achieved once but require continuous effort and vigilance from individuals and societies.
In practice
During a speech at a human rights conference, one might quote this to emphasize the ongoing struggle for justice.
I personally think that gentrification happens long before you start seeing white people in formerly people-of-color neighborhoods. It starts happening when we start telling the young, hard-working, quote-unquote 'smart' kids that they need to measure success by how far they get away from our communities.
I, for one, will join in with anyone -- I don't care what color you are -- as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth.
Last year, when Zora was a freshman, sophomores had seemed altogether a different kind of human: so very definite in their tastes and opinions, in ther loves and ideas. Zora woke up this morning hopeful that a transformation of this kind might have visited her in the night, but, finding it hadn't, she did what girls generally do when they don't feel the part: she dressed it instead.
Our generation does not want its epitaph to read, 'We kept charity overhead low.' We want it to read that we changed the world.
By changing the way you do routine things you allow a new man to grow inside you.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
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