Mitchell Baker Quotes

My vision for Scotland is one in which we fight together for the values we are care about: equality, fairness and social justice. Those values are the same whether you live in Dumfries or Carlisle.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

As long as we set up equality, we'll go in the right direction.

Do you know what social justice is? Do you know what social reform is? I didn't either, but reform and social justice are what I intend to do.

In our insistence upon equality of opportunity has our system advanced beyond all the world.

Most of all, we should remember all of us are capable of individually helping advance the spirit of equality for all.

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

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.

Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.

You got to fight for quality art and equality and all the things that we're fighting for, the things we believe in. Choice and preference and all those things that we support. We don't want to give up that fight. You got to keep doing it.

The Fairness Project is endeavoring to try to do what we can to make a fairer society.

Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.

Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here.

Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

We are justified in believing that the success of this movement for equality of the sexes means more progress toward equality of the races.

Equality is equity.

I see social mobility and equality of opportunity as really successful Canadian values.

We need to fight for the equal rights of citizens.

I am unapologetic about the need for social change, greater inclusion, and equity.

I've always been bothered by systems that don't work for everybody. It doesn't mean we're all equal. I am not naive about that. But we should have a more inclusive society.

As Democrats, we believe in fairness and opportunity.

I'm going to be an advocate to ensure that we are protecting everyone, and we're tearing down barriers and not building barriers.

I really am focused on making sure we're doing everything we can so every single person in our country... has the right to thrive... and live in a just and equitable society.

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

I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.