James MacGregor Burns Quotes

The more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally.

My entire life has been guided by a sense of equality, equality for loved ones.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

I believe that... every one of God's creatures was created equal. I believe that everyone should be treated equal, that's the way I was raised and that's the way I live my life.

What this denomination stands for is, really, is the universal vision of all people being treated fairly under the law as God sees us in His sight.

We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.

My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.

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

My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself.

We should be tolerant, fair, open, and we should understand the rights that all people have in our society.

It's just better to promote love and fairness and equality than it is to promote something you think is based on your religious beliefs.

Fairness to all

Nobody should consider himself superior to another nor do him harm.

Compassion is not a sloppy sentimental feeling for people ... it is an absolutely practical belief that regardless of a person's background, ability or ability to pay, he should be provided with the best that society has to offer.

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.

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.

If we create a framework for decision-making that is biased toward life, supportive of families, and fair to people of all circumstances, our policies, legislation, and commercial decisions will be vastly different.

In the end, I think everyone should be treated fairly.

Aren't we all human? Don't we all deserve to be respected and treated equally?

I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

One piece of advice that always stuck in my mind is that people should be respected and trusted as people, not because of their position or title.

What I really want to say: That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers.

No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother.

We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights.