Maggie Hassan Quotes

Canada is the only country in the West that hasn't given in to the rhetoric of fear. The dominant rhetoric is a line of inclusion.

Britain is an open and tolerant country, and I will fight with everything I have to keep it so.

Let's work together to keep our country open, tolerant, respectful, and progressive.

I consider myself to be blessed. I have a family that is a mix of different religions and different ethnicities. I hope everyone can look beyond the bikini or beyond the whole beauty pageant stereotype of Miss USA, and realize that what I'm doing is more significant than just that. It represents the United States as a country of opportunity, where you can do anything you want to, and ethnicity and religion cannot stop you.

Let's use the energy of this historic year to propel us toward our shared vision of a greater Boston.

All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

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

It's time for all of us to unite across the state of Washington to build a working Washington. Let's get to work.

I think Maine needs people. It needs diversity. It needs to be able to respect people. Openness is crucial for this state because we don't want to be known for having the oldest state in the nation. We want young families.

My schools were quite diverse - those who serve their country come from every race and religion - and so the military schools I attended were a wonderful melting pot.

I'm not looking to exclude people, I'm looking to include them.

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state.

There was an idea of accepting everyone; there was no sense of exclusion.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

Now is not the time for us to shy away from challenging ourselves to make substantive change for the better. We have the opportunity to raise the bar in the faith-based world by forging a culture in which inclusivity, diversity, and equality are paramount.

From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.

A truly common culture is not one in which we all think alike, or in which we all believe that fairness is next to godliness, but one in which everyone is allowed to be in on the project of cooperatively shaping a common way of life.

The great American tradition is one of pluralism, not exclusive secularism. The strength of our country is reflected in the contributions that we all make to the common good.

We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength.

History shows that the more open the intellectual environment, the better minorities will do.

I believe in everyone staying as they are, and when you meld together, you get something more accurate and democratic.

We need bold leadership to bring America back to its first principles of diversity inclusion and opportunity for everyone in every ZIP Code, and music is that vehicle to summon our better angels. Music is that vehicle and always has been a vehicle to challenge us to build a better America.

The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.

People should look at the government as 'us,' not as 'them' and not in terror.