Ronald Reagan Quotes

I'm against an all-white anything or an all-black anything.

True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology.

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race.... And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently..

It's just making sure that everyone is treated equally. Is that so progressive? I don't think it's progressive, I think it's human. And not just gay people - women's rights, immigrants, people of different ethnic backgrounds.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.

Your performance gets you promoted. It doesn't matter if you're brown, back or white.

Perhaps McCain has opposed affirmative action for so long that he doesn't know it's about inviting more people to meet standards, not lowering them.

I believe all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights.

Certainly we can end racism with love. We can demand that the federal government change its emphasis on racial distinction.

But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.

Rejecting the fundamental provision of the Civil Rights Act is a rejection of the foundational promise of America that all men and women should be treated equally, a promise for which many Americans have lost their lives.

I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.

I still favor alternatives to governmental race-based preferences.

I think if you're president, color goes away completely: you're president and it doesn't matter if you're white, green or purple.

Americanism is not a matter of skin or color.

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.

I don't think we should stop emphasizing race because I think, you know, race is still very, very important, and we have to recognize that and continue to introduce programs to address racial inequities. But we have to widen our vision and also address the growing problems of economic class.

No neighborhood is more important than another, no child is less deserving than his neighbor.

Hereafter in the enlistment of men in the Army... no distinction whatsoever shall be made on account of race or color

Men have no special right because they belong to one race or another: the word man defines all rights.

We can and must take needed action in all our programs to assure equal treatment and equal opportunity in their benefits to all of our citizens irrespective of race, color or creed.