Bryant H. McGill Quotes

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

The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity - these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.

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.

People - whatever their race, religion, sexual preference - deserve to be treated as human beings.

All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.

When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied.

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

The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.

I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins, our friends, our co-workers, and that they've got to be treated like every other American. And I think that principle will win out.

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

In today's restless world, America needs to identify with the quest for universal human dignity, a dignity that embodies both freedom and democracy but also implies respect for cultural diversity.

A defensible and durable civilization can only sustain itself legitimately and effectively if it recognizes the inherent dignity of every member of the human family

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!

All human beings deserve equal treatment, no matter their gender identity or sexuality.

Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.

I don't see how you can separate human rights and the rights of all people, no matter what their sexual orientation is.

We do not have the right to discriminate against people.

At the end of the day, I think people are starting to realize that if you say you stand for equality, it has to be equality across the board. It can't just be equality for people who look like me, are my gender, think or love like me. It has to be equality for everybody.

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

My father was a humanitarian, but he didn't side one way or another with any certain right's groups. He just believed in people.

I'm a huge advocate for human rights and cultural rights. I stand up for minorities and will always continue to do so.

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

Regardless of what race, what color, what sex, what nationality, what sexual orientation - regardless of who you are, equality should always rule! Whatever is right for you is right. Period.

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness.

We're all people", he said simply. "It doesn't matter if you're two, thirty-two, or ninety-two. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone wants to feel like they matter in this world.