Chiang Kai-shek Quotes

Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution.

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.

I have always believed that genuine democracy is fairness.

True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition.

The American political creed rests on the sovereignty of good-will.

Somehow we must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action.

Outside of America, there are many people, myself included, who champion values that in some senses could be thought of as traditionally American: The idea that everybody is equal; the idea that the rights of women and men should be the same.

If we want to be proud to be from a country like America and all the things that we hang our hats on, like diversity, equality, land of the free and home of the brave, it's everybody's responsibility to ensure that everyone in the country is being afforded the same rights.

At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing.

Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.

Everyone's gotta have a voice, to be able to speak out. Left supresses right, right supresses left, and what's left and what's right? You know? It's America. You gotta be able to speak out. That's why people came here from all over the world: to have a fair shake. Not more than somebody else - the same.

Based on what our country stands for. We can't fail to stand for democracy.

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

The motive power of democracy is love.

I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and omega of my argument: to others I leave the business of governing the world.

If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all'.