Reuel Marc Gerecht Quotes

There can be no democratic society where the interests of any minority … are not protected.

We should always care for the minorities and be attentive towards their welfare.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

You can legislate against discrimination, but you can't legislate compassion, understanding and good will.

We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.

To say a democracy prospers only if one set of voices is heard would be untrue.

I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all.

What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty; and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.

The true victory is the victory for democracy and pluralism.

A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.

We should be tolerant, fair, open, and we should understand the rights that all people have in our society.

Take a stand against intolerance and for our American values. Say it with pride: I support democracy in America. I support working people in America. I support opportunity in America. And I support Barack Obama for another four years as president of the United States of America!

We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society.

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

Learning to live with offence is the price of living in a diverse society.

The true measure of a civilization is the respect it pays to minorities and strangers.

Minority rights are just as important as majority decisions.

Minorities should be free from any kind of insecurity.

Liberty resides in the rights of those people whose views we find most odious.

Above all, democracy means pluralism.