Mitch Daniels Quotes

The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.

Hillary Clinton has made it clear over and over again that we are at our best when we lift people up; we should be leaving no one behind. That is not always her home base, but it's always part of what she says.

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.

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

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

I'm a Democrat because I want every American to have a fair shot at the American Dream. That's what ties it all together for me, and in my experience, that means recognizing that no one is dealing with life one 'issue' at a time.

We have that responsibility to look out for those who haven't had the road and the success that we have.

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.

We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.

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

We must restore the emotional relationship that people have to the idea of America, that no matter where you come from, no matter where you live, that you have access to the same opportunities that somebody who is born in privilege.

Now we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.

We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again.

I am a liberal. I want everyone to be well.

I'm the friend of the little people.

Compassion is not a sloppy sentimental feeling for people ... it is an absolutely practical belief that regardless of a person's background, ability or ability to pay, he should be provided with the best that society has to offer.

Those words freedom and opportunity do not mean a license to climb upwards by pushing other people down.

I wanted to help the world be more just.

Every American policy now should be generous as well as just.

We are building together a nation in which there are no second-class Australians.

When you see a country take care of its people regardless of class, or how much money they make, or what color they are, that's pretty inspiring.

I do believe in humanism, and I believe that we should treat each other with respect and care and look after each other. All human beings should have an equal chance to survive in society, and inequality is a big problem in society.

If we want to change this culture of hate and bigotry, every one of us must stand up and speak with one voice to condemn it, because an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

We need an inspiring vision of equality that resonates in the hearts, minds, and souls of all Americans.