Chris Hayes Quotes

Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

Secure to all … citizens a perfect equality of rights

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.

Civil rights are civil rights. There are no persons who are not entitled to their civil rights... We have to recognize that we have a long way to go, but we have to go that way together.

I have set and always will set my face like flint against making any difference between one citizen of this country and another on grounds of his origin.

I'm a human rights activist and it doesn't make any sense not to treat everybody the exact same way. It just doesn't make any sense, it's counter intuitive, it's inhuman and it has to stop.

I cannot consent to take the position that the door of hope - the door of opportunity - is to be shut upon any man, no matter how worthy, purely upon the grounds of race or color. Such an attitude would, according to my convictions, be fundamentally wrong.

Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

Government should not deny to any of its citizens that which it gives to other citizens.

Equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens without distinction of color, sex or nationality.

Ending discrimination and extending equality should always be a national priority.

We do not have the right to discriminate against people.

The struggle for equality is really a struggle for democracy, and that's why it's a struggle for all the population.

Every citizen, regardless of his race, creed, or color, is entitled to equal justice.

All men & women are 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.

There must not be one law for the Jew and another for the Arabs....In saying this, I do not assume that there are tendencies toward inequalirty or discrimination. It is merely a timely warning which is particularly necessary because we shall have a very large Arab minority. I am certain that the world will judge the Jewish State by what it will do with the Arabs, just as the Jewish people at large will be judged by what we do or fail to do in this state where we have been given such a wonderful opportunity after thousands of years of wandering and suffering.

Equality, therefore, becomes the criterion because we can handle all that in process, but we can't handle that as principle without infringing on freedom.

Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.

I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.

Equality is a nice idea, but it's entirely impossible to prove.

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

What is equality of rights between a giant and a dwarf?

The US government should not be in the business of discrimination.

Hubert Humphrey with kids"Be clear where America stands. Human brotherhood and equal opportunity for every man, woman, and child, we are committed to it, in America and around the world."