Jeff Lemire Quotes

We consider anti-Semitism as a crime against humanity. At the same time we must consider Islamaphobia as a crime against humanity.

Anti-Semitism or discrimination of any kind has no place in our society.

I do not want to have anything to do with anybody who is racist or bigoted or anti-Semitic.

If we stand idly by while states legalize bigotry, we are responsible for allowing it to happen.

There was no reason to label us as anti-Semitic.

Intolerance has been the curse of our country.

There is something uncannily adaptive about anti-Semitism: the way it can hide, unsuspected, in the most progressive minds.

Where anti-Semitism persists, the well being of all our people is at risk.

9/11. For the West the attack on New York's World Trade Centre conjured up a terrifying new enemy: Islamic fundamentalism. For Muslims it appeared to open the floodgates to a new wave of hatred and discrimination. Suddenly, it seemed, racists had license to attack them, police to harass them, politicians and journalists to revile their religion.

Anti-Semitism is not just a problem for Jews; it is a problem for all of our society.

I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have.

I said I reject any form of bigotry, bigotry of all kinds.

We may be more sophisticated in how we hide it, but there are still so many phobias in this world, whether it's Islamophobia, xenophobia or homophobia. I've been trying to do things that expose and help teach and draw attention to all of the 'isms' and how we do or don't deal with them in our world.

The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

While our country has made great strides, the Jewish community is still the target of anti-Semitism, and we must continue to stand against all forms of hate, violence, and bigotry.

Anti-Semitism is a form of racism, and all forms of racism are horrible.

We must stand up to anti-Semitism at home and abroad.

Just as Congress stands firmly against racism and other forms of prejudice, we must take action that loudly and clearly proclaims our resolve to combat anti-Semitism at home and around the world.

There is serious Islamophobia in the world.

As a child growing up in San Francisco in the 1950s, I sometimes met insults when I ventured outside of Chinatown or my neighborhood. I have even been spat on and threatened with a knife. I could have let my anger fester until it became hate. However, I realized they were isolated incidents, and I simply got on with my life.

The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected.

It's just amazing that there are so many prejudices even now.

I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians, of many Europeans.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

Racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things have no place in my life.