Charles Kennedy Quotes

You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

I'm disturbed by the words missing from the Trump campaign: Liberty, justice, freedom, and tolerance.

I think, at the heart of the idea of American democracy, there is something tender.

Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. And part of that activity is honesty.

Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

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.

Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

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

We must be thoroughly democratic and patronize everybody without distinction of class.

We stand for a nobler America; we stand for a broader liberty, a fuller justice; we stand for intelligent co-operation instead of reckless competition; we stand for mutual helpfulness instead of mutual hatred; we stand for equal rights as a fact of life instead of a catch-word of politics; we stand for the rule of the people as a practical truth instead of a meaningless pretense.

I hope that liberty and equality and opportunity lie within your heart because the hopes of millions of Americans depend on it.

Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see everywhere today is only temporary. Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life. All men will want to be free and share our way of life. There must be so much that I should have said, but haven't. What I will say now is just what most of us are probably thinking every day. “I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy and freedom. “

All the greatest things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: Freedom; Justice; Honor; Duty; Mercy; Hope.

It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear. Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power.

The truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.

Compassion, hope, and opportunity are some of the most fundamentally American values that we should fight like hell to protect.

It is easy to stand for freedom and justice in the midst of peace.

I stand up for all rights.

I fight, and have fought, for political freedom, for justice and for fairness and freedom of speech.

We in the West should stand by our core principles.

Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution.

Our country is the most generous, open, tolerant, and democratic in the world.