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A compilation of quotations on a variety of issues by national, state and regional writers, well-known personalities, just plain everyday people and from various publications collected by the editors of THE ADVANCE.

Quotes for our Times:

Leah Barkoukis, online features editor at Townhall.com: US Olympic and Paralympic Committee made a quiet but huge change to its policy on men in women's sports.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee quietly updated its policies to bar men from competing in women’s sports, complying with President Trump’s executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” …

The Independent Council on Women’s Sports thanked the Trump administration and the USPOC for the updated policy to “preserve fairness and integrity in women’s sports.”

Others celebrated the news as well. “It’s hard to applaud an organization for merely following the law, but nonetheless, this is a win,” said Riley Gaines on X.

Dr. Alveda King, Chair of the American Dream Coalition at the America First Policy Institute: Trump releasing the MLK Jr. files is a victory for truth and accountability.

As we reckon with the truths of history, we must also recognize this: the measure of one’s contribution to justice, peace, and human dignity is not diminished by the complexity of their humanity. While some may seek to discredit the message by highlighting the imperfections of the messenger, people often fail to realize that it is through our flaws and imperfections that the brightest light truly shines. The power of the movement was never rooted in perfection, but in the courage to press forward despite it.

Our nation is at its best when we remember that we are one blood, one human family. That is the legacy my father and uncle died fighting for.

David Marcus, columnist for Fox News Digital: Stephen Colbert’s character is the latest never-Trump Republican to fall.

As news of Colbert’s cancellation spread, we saw from the usual suspects on the Left dire warnings about government censorship and authoritarianism. It's all a flaming bag of nonsense.

If, as these wackos presume, CBS buckled to Trump to get their parent company Paramount’s merger with Skydance past the administration even though Colbert is the biggest star in late night, then surely a rival network would scoop him up. That’s how value in entertainment works.

But the problem for Colbert is that the entire basis of his character, and frankly, career, has disintegrated under his feet as it has for so many who made their entire lives about defeating Donald Trump.

Gregg Jarrett, Fox News legal analyst and commentator: How Obama and cronies created Trump-Russia hoax, and what happens next.

Their allegiance was not to the Constitution and the rule of law but to themselves. Personal animus and a voracious appetite for control motivated their zeal. Trump was their obstacle. He jeopardized their hold on power, so they schemed to destroy him by any means and at any cost.

The only cure for lies is the truth. And the only remedy for lawlessness is justice. The pursuit of what is right depends on both principles.