"Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me." ― Ryan White Topic(s): Freedom Tags: because More From Ryan White "We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around." "AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don’t give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself." "I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere." More In Freedom "Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree."― Rabindranath Tagore "Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain."― Mary Wollstonecraft "I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it’s marked by the blood of those who died defending it."― John Thune