Charles William Eliot Quotes

We must display a heart for every American, and a special passion for those still on the first rung of life's ladder.

The more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally.

I just believe in equality for all.

What this denomination stands for is, really, is the universal vision of all people being treated fairly under the law as God sees us in His sight.

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.

The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.

Society needs both justice and compassion, a head and a heart, if it is to be civilised.

I guess my view of America is of a real bighearted country, real compassionate.

We should be tolerant, fair, open, and we should understand the rights that all people have in our society.

The Hebrew word “tzedakah” … is translated as “charity” but … comes from the same root as the word for “justice”.

I wanted to help the world be more just.

Equality is equity.

I really believe in being egalitarian.

At its core, a fair and just society is one where opportunity is open to all - not just those at the top.

America has the laws and the material resources it takes to insure justice for all its people. What it lacks is the heart, the humanity, the Christian love that it would take.

Compassion, hope, and opportunity are some of the most fundamentally American values that we should fight like hell to protect.

The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.

I don't think I necessarily try to help women; I just try to help people.

I'm a Democrat because I want every American to have a fair shot at the American Dream. That's what ties it all together for me, and in my experience, that means recognizing that no one is dealing with life one 'issue' at a time.

We've got to be able to get to a point where we represent everybody equally.

It is our responsibility to stand up for equality, fairness, and civil rights.

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

Middle America believes in fair play, an equal opportunity to succeed or to fail.

Be just before you are generous.

Everybody has equal opportunity, and I think that is true for everything.