William O. Douglas Quotes

We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.

I want to allay fears that I will be divisive or a problem in this great body. I truly believe when we took the Pledge of Allegiance this morning and we said justice for all, I believe in that for America. And I believe that discrimination is wrong and reprehensible when it is waged against anyone, black or white, in this country.

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

Hoosiers don't believe in discrimination.

There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

I try not to discriminate against genres.

Neither I nor anyone in the Church would ever tolerate hatred of or prejudice towards any of the Lord's children.

If diversity is O.K. for God, it ought to be O.K. for Republicans.

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

We are a nation of minorities. In a nation of minorities, you can’t cherry-pick rights.

True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion. To the race or to the sect, which as such attempts to take possession of the politics or the public education of the country, true Americanism says, Hands off!

I am a very firm believer in the Aloha spirit - respect and love for everyone, irrespective of their religion, race, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

We, as a party, are colour-blind.

We in the United States believe in the protection of minorities; we recognize the contributions that they can make and the leadership that they can provide; and we do not believe that any people - whether majority or minority, or individual human beings - are 'expendable' in the cause of theory or of policy.

I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights.

At Kilmarnock we are all inclusive, there are no divides.

There should be no segregation. Everyone should be united, and everyone should be seen as equals.

The real Hindu vision is that nobody will be discriminated against or favoured. Everyone is equal.

We must focus on people as people, regardless of race, creed, color or gender.

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

The people of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all, regardless of their differences; a country that respects all, regardless of their differences; a country that demands equality for all, regardless of their differences.

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it.