Patty Murray Quotes

In any human-rights campaign, everybody must do what they can.

I am passionate about human rights.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

We must stand up and do everything we can for the people who do not have a voice.

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

I'm passionate about people. I've spent my life in advocacy. People matter - whether or not we agree on the issue, people matter.

Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

I want to be prophetic and take stands and stand with those on the margins, and I want to laugh as much as I can.

Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility?

As a liberal, I am morally obligated to be pragmatic. What good do I do poor people, elderly people, people who are being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation if I'm not realistic about accomplishing something.

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

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

Let's continue to stand up for those who are vulnerable to being left out or marginalized.

Wherever there was injustice, war, discrimination against women, gays and the disadvantaged, I did my best to show up and exert moral persuasion.

Maybe it's because my uncle and my parents were always very involved with the civil rights movement, so I just grew up and I was raised that you have to speak out and look out for your fellow man, woman, and child.

If we want to change this culture of hate and bigotry, every one of us must stand up and speak with one voice to condemn it, because an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

I hope we build a son who's strong enough to stand up for other people. And if Donald Trump is out there teaching folks how to build walls, we're hoping to instil in our son the ability to know how to take them down.

We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.

I don't want to be the only one speaking up for the refugees. I get all these comments from people saying, 'Thanks so much for your courage,' and, 'You're the only one who's spoken out.' But I don't want to be the only one speaking up.

I connect deeply with SAVE's mission and I realize it doesn't matter which specific group you're fighting for, that everyone deserves equality, everyone deserves safety, and everyone deserves to be able to live their lives free of hate, fear and discrimination.

I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.

I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights.

Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians.

I'm an activist and advocate. I have empathy. It is hard to ignore causes.