Kweisi Mfume Quotes

America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry, and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal. As CEO of Merck, and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism

I am absolutely opposed to any discrimination on account of race, color, or religion.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, Muslim or gay, we still must overcome.

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.

Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or a debtor race. That concept is alien to the Constitution's focus upon the individual. ...To pursue the concept of racial entitlement - even for the most admirable and benign of purposes - is to reinforce and preserve for future mischief the way of thinking that produced race slavery, race privilege and race hatred. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American

My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism.

I have supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality, and fairness for all.

I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice.

Whether it's racism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, xenophobia, religious intolerance or other bias - we demand to live in a country where we can be safe to be who we are, believe what we want and love whomever we want.

We do not stand for racism on the pitch, in society or anywhere else it rears its ugly head.

We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.

Better sexy and racy Than sexist and racist

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness.

Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return on me.

We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America -- none, whatsoever.

We can't allow racism and xenophobia to gain traction.

I would like to get rid of the homophobes, sexists, and racists in our audience. I know they're out there and it really bothers me.

All human beings bear God's image and must be respected for what each person is. Therefore, no external description of one's being, whether based on race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, can properly be used as the basis for either rejection or discrimination.

We have a right to expect a police force that protects our citizens and behaves in a responsible manner... in the American conscience there is no room for bigotry and racism.

If you see bigotry, oppose it.

We call for the end of bigotry as we know it. The end of racism as we know it. The end of child abuse in the family as we know it. The end of sexism as we know it. The end of homophobia as we know it. We stand for freedom as we have yet to know it. And we will not be denied.

I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principle of the X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to show there's good in every person.

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.