Bobby Scott Quotes

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

Nobody's lesser or greater; that's what our Constitution is about.

All Americans are taught, and hopefully believe, in the idea that we are all created equal and should be treated that way.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

I think most Americans would agree people should be treated equally and everyone ought to be able to pursue a fulfilling life with the ones they love.

He worked for the day when all people would be clothed in dignity.

The principles for which we stand are the principles of fair play and a square deal for every man and every woman in the United States.

For me, it's simple: everybody deserves the same rights.

Everybody has his place; everybody is equal. Treated equally, equal standing, equal rights and status.

We're all equal and we should treat each other as such.

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.

I believe that... every one of God's creatures was 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.

I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.

It doesn't matter what color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, etc., everyone should have the same freedoms and liberties.

If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights.

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.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people.

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.

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

What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights?

I feel if you believe in equality, you have to believe in it for everybody. And that's the way I've always lived my life.

To me, being a Democrat means we can't let 'We the People' turn into 'We the Few.'

A woman, like a man, should be treated with human decency, according to the rule of law, and free of the abusive, unjust exercise of power. And you don't need to have plumbed the depths of the female or male psyche to live in accord with these principles of civilized life and the maxims of a free society.