Alexander Acosta Quotes

Terror will crash down on us if we fail to understand that a pluralistic society requires the personal and daily commitment of every citizen.

And just as the terrorist seeks to divide humanity in hate, so we have to unify it around an idea. And that idea is liberty.

I can hear you, and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

I want to allay fears that I will be divisive or a problem in this great body. I truly believe when we took the Pledge of Allegiance this morning and we said justice for all, I believe in that for America. And I believe that discrimination is wrong and reprehensible when it is waged against anyone, black or white, in this country.

Justice requires us to remember that when any citizen denies his fellow, saying, "His color is not mine," or "His beliefs are strange and different," in that moment he betrays America

If we can reach unity between all the components of the people, the canals of terrorism will dry up.

We must keep fighting until using the word 'equality' isn't necessary because we will all be living as one.

There are many pointers in the Bible concerning the rightness, the goodness, the beauty, the justice, the preciousness of racial harmony and diversity.

We must never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. Instead, this day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect.

We suffered a terrible blow on 11 September 2001. We responded with fear and anger. A fight-or-flight response is adaptive in any species. For us, given our power, fight was the only response we could imagine.

I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority.

In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of individuals (Arab or Muslim) be trampled upon, or that populations are targeted and discriminated against in the name of the war against terrorism.

The terrorists haven't won, and we should tell them in plain English, 'No, there will never be a mosque at Ground Zero.'

You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

Civil rights are more important today than they ever have been in our country. There is so much divisiveness today.

If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.

I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man, no matter in what rank of life he may have taken his origin.

Peace along with freedom and justice are the pillars for attaining both security and stability and will pave the way towards the eradication of oppression, extremism, and terrorism in our world.

Liberty isn't liberalism, arbitrariness, but it's connected; it's conditioned by the great values of love and solidarity and in general by the good.

Let us all learn to be free, and to be loyal.

It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed.

A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure.

The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity that we all share - these do not know prejudice and they do not accept partiality.