Rand Paul Quotes

Make no mistake. Without individual property, none are free.

I personally always took the view that, if you look at the case of should a Christian hotel owner have the right to exclude a gay couple from a hotel, I took the view that if it's a question of somebody who's doing a B&B in their own home, that individual should have the right to decide who does and who doesn't come into their own home.

The protection of private property does more than promote market efficiency; it enhances the level of human freedom in the most intimate and personal parts of our lives.

Why do we let blind people and people in wheelchairs become citizens? I feel sorry for cripples, but that doesn't mean I want them in my country.

For decades in America, there has been an effort to ensure that the rights of those who are not sane are the same as the rights of those who are.

What is the difference between an actress over 50 and an actress with a disability? Nothing. They both can't find work.

I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone who's handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator.

I think it's worth putting energy into affirmative action in terms of having diversity in positions of power because the door was shut for so long.

One of the things that I'm very proud to stand up and yell about is that we need to end gatekeeping in our society. We need to stop people from saying, 'You need to pass the test if you're going to come in here and do this.'

The ADA gave more than 50 million Americans with disabilities, just like my son Cole, the chance to live the American Dream and be defined only by their potential - not their limitations.

Civil rights is unfinished business. Make it your business.

With the removal of questions about gayness and transgender status in the Census, we really stand to lose a lot of the progress that has been made, and certainly not to make further progress. In order to have a fair system, you need a system you can measure.

Let us end 'don't ask, don't tell.'

No member of any 'grouping' should be judged by the activity of some other individual in that same grouping.

There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.

What women need are not benefits and advantages but a merit-based selection process that will allow them to automatically benefit from various opportunities.

Britain's way of dealing with disability is just to try and pretend it's not happening. A swift sweep under the carpet.

Disability in the Middle East is viewed through a different lens because you're in wartime countries where it's much more mainstream, so I was just never 'other'd.

If I only care about equality for transgender people, then I am leaving so many people behind - if I'm not at the same time seeking to end discrimination against people of color, seeking to end discrimination against women, seeking to ensure that people of every religious background have an equal opportunity.

The only thing that's serious to me about music is making sure marginalized people are included in the story.

I don't think many people stare at people in wheelchairs because we see it regularly. I suppose if you see more in the media it will take away the curiosity.

No group of our citizens can be denied the right to participate in the opportunities of first-class citizenship.

The basis for sustainable progress is legal protections grounded in an awareness of how identity has been used to deny opportunity.

While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.

Inequality within the deaf and hard of hearing community is something I feel really passionate about and always will do.