Letitia James Quotes

I was always a champion of the minority, of the underdog.

You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.

We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again.

America wins when the voiceless have a seat at the table, when the vulnerable are protected, and when working families have the same political clout as the wealthy.

We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against.

Hillary Clinton has made it clear over and over again that we are at our best when we lift people up; we should be leaving no one behind. That is not always her home base, but it's always part of what she says.

We have that responsibility to look out for those who haven't had the road and the success that we have.

My mother has always rooted for the underdog, so to speak. She has always been in support of uplifting historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people.

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

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

The Fairness Project is endeavoring to try to do what we can to make a fairer society.

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

... equal responsibilities are less popular than equal rights.

Each one of our ideas should benefit the people with less power than us.

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

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.

Our party’s always been the place you can come to wherever there’s injustice. That’s what the Democratic Party’s for. That’s why it was born. That’s why it survives. So the poor and the downtrodden and the bended can have a place to turn.

Everything hinges on education. Without it, you can't advocate for proper health care, for housing, for a civil rights bill that ensures your rights.

We not only need community development but we need equitable development.

I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all.

There are people in our country, in our communities who are being marginalized and discriminated against every single day. I fight for them.

It is important to me to keep fighting for the rights of those who cannot.

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.

My mom has always taught me to stand up for people who don't have a voice.

I want every person in New South Wales, no matter where they live, to feel that they have the choices and the opportunities to be their best.