Christine Pelosi Quotes

Along with racial equality and the late bloom of women's rights, future generations will have to explain how, in the past, gays were misunderstood and publicly humiliated for loving each other, and, eventually, how they stood together and conquered stupidity and hypocritical hatred, and fought their way out of marginalization.

Most of all, we should remember all of us are capable of individually helping advance the spirit of equality for all.

Equality means nothing unless incorporated into the institutions.

American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality.

Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from.

Together, we can build the kind of world in which we all seek to live, one of universal equality and justice.

Where the effects of past discrimination persist, society has an obligation to take positive steps to overcome the legacy of injustice. Judiciously administered affirmative action programs in education and employment can be important expressions of the drive for solidarity and participation that is at the heart of true justice. Social harm calls for social relief.

The only way you get to the goal of color blindness is to be color conscious along the way.

By the force of our demands, our determination and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces, and put them back in the image of God and democracy.

Is the Jew a man? He is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, my fellow; and he shall not, if I can prevent it, be a slave! I demand for him equal rights and privileges, and a place within the pale of the Constitution!" Let all the people say, Even so, AMEN!

…Anything less than full equality is not enough. If we compromise on that principle our soul is dead

I don't believe that the fight for trans rights or African American rights is different from the fight against war, or the fight for refugees.

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 unified message in this fight against systemic racism and racial inequality is something that our entire Association is united to fight against.

I want to thank the fans across the country who have supported me in this effort to fight for equality and justice. I want to thank those that have dedicated their lives to this fight, as I know that it is not easy. And I want to challenge those who stay silent to be courageous and use your platforms to become part of the solution. God Bless.

It is paramount that we take control of the story behind our movement, which is that we seek equality for all Americans, no matter their race or gender.

I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not accepting that there are roles that aren't for me.

It's not enough to just not be racist. You've got to be anti-racist. You've got to hold everybody accountable.

Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.

We in the Jewish community must ask ourselves what role we are going to play in changing policies and practices that discriminate against LGBT Americans. We have a special responsibility and civic duty to ensure that all Americans are treated with dignity and equality.

Segregation has no place in the education system.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

What we hope to achieve is a society that doesn't value a white man because he's a white man, but also doesn't value a woman because she's a woman, or a black because he's a black.

I'll never understand how destroying families through deportation benefits our society. How we treat the undocumented says a great deal about us as a people and whether or not we'll continue to fulfill the fundamental American promise of equality and opportunity for all.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.