Don King Quotes

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

I call for a march from exploitation to education, from poverty to shared prosperity, a march from slavery to liberty, and a march from violence to peace.

I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.

Freedom demands conditions of an economic, social, political and cultural kind which makes possible its full exercise.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.

I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy.

We all want equality, we all want to be loved, we all want to have the full potential and opportunity to grow and to participate fully in our societies.

I stand up for all rights.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

Freedom is not enough.

We seek not just freedom, but opportunity … not just equality as a right and a theory, but equality as a fact and as a result.

Up you mighty race. You can accomplish what you will! Build your future on these foundations: Freedom, Justice and Equality.

You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory. The right to play on any playing field? You have earned it. The right to study in any school? You have earned it. The right to hold a job? You have earned it. The right to anyone's neighbor? You have earned it.

We have created a society where individual rights and freedoms, compassion and diversity are core to our citizenship. But underlying that idea of Canada is the promise that we all have a chance to build a better life for ourselves and our children.

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

As I have said before, our society cannot be truly prosperous until it respects the rights of the most vulnerable among us.

I'm trying to fight so that people can have better.

To me, that is really fundamental to social justice: to have choices in life.

I want everyone to live to their full potential without having to fear someone will try to knock them down or discriminate against them.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

I've gone beyond civil rights and human rights to creation rights.

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.