Short Quotes - Author Mary Frances Berry Showing 1 - 6 of 6 Add Quote The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done. Mary Frances Berry Time Upvote0 When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise. Mary Frances Berry Cause Upvote0 The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader. Mary Frances Berry Leader Upvote0 Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities. Mary Frances Berry Civil rights Upvote0 If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. Mary Frances Berry Upvote0 When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe. Mary Frances Berry Abuse Upvote0