Audra McDonald Quotes

The story of America is the story of an ever widening circle of human care and responsibility.

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

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

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another.

Quakers are known for wanting to give back. Ban the bomb and the civil rights movement and the native American struggle for justice - those things were very, very front-burner in my childhood, as were the ideas of working for peace and if you have more than you need, then you share it with people who don't.

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 think it is incumbent on all human beings to oppose injustice in every form.

In the women's movement, women needed men to stand up and say, 'This isn't right.' In the civil rights of the '60s, it took people of all color to demand equal rights.

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.

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

The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.

Let's resolve to never be a bystander in the fight for human dignity

We must not only preach the doctrine of human rights, we must learn how actually to be our brother’s keeper.

I cannot sit by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

I wanted to help the world be more just.

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

I consider myself a social justice person.

Protests, such as those in favor of labor rights, women's suffrage, civil rights and gay rights, helped to make America as great as it is.

Human rights, race relations, gender politics, health care, and foreign policy - it's a lot to keep track of, and yet all of these things affect us in our daily lives. Making sense of everything requires meticulous unpacking of feelings, delicate navigation of social norms, and a community of love to help along the way.

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.

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.

We are members of one another. What binds us together is far greater than what separates us... because of our interconnectivity, what happens to the least of us happens to all of us. Whatever you do for the least of us, you do for all of us.

We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.

I've worked for everything I've had, and I can't think of a better way of using it than standing up for what's right, and what's required to build a better society.

As the daughter of a civil rights leader, I believe in the power that compels people to stand up for their freedoms, for justice and opportunity. I know that marching inspires people to take an active role in creating positive change for a better America.