Jim Mattis Quotes

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

I respect everyone, from the homeless brother and sister on the street to the executive that sits in the highest office named President Barack Obama. I respect everyone - but we over-respect no one.

We must be thoroughly democratic and patronize everybody without distinction of class.

At the beginning of my rule I announced to you, my people, that my religion is justice. That announcement has guided all my public acts and policies and I shall always adhere to it. I have not made, and will not permit, any discrimination against any class of my people on the grounds of religion.

We're all equal and we should treat each other as such.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

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.

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 Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect.

I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way.

I treat everybody equal, and so I want to be sure that my listeners and my followers do the same if they're gonna represent me. And if I'm gonna represent them, then I also want to do it in a good way.

Governing means governing all of the people, no matter what demographic it is, whether it'd be black, white, women, straight, gay, Republican.

I treat people based on who they really are, not the name. Everyone has to be respectful and be a human being. No one's above... That's how I carry it with anybody.

I try to live tolerance in my own way, which is why, as a politician, one of my key priorities is to stand up for human rights.

For me, it's simple: everybody deserves the same rights.

Everybody has his place; everybody is equal. Treated equally, equal standing, equal rights and status.

I feel if you believe in equality, you have to believe in it for everybody. And that's the way I've always lived my life.

We want equality for everyone and justice when it's time for that.

If democracy is to be an articulation of mutual respect, a leader in a democracy leads by showing respect to all.

I don't care who you are. You can be the smallest person off the street, or you could be the biggest person in the world. I'm going to treat everybody the same - with respect.

It is my firm belief that the highest value must be placed on the virtue of each individual, regardless of gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

I don't care what shape, form, ethnicity, nothing. I treat everybody the same.