Benjamin Todd Jealous Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.”

“The difference between a child's aspiration and that family's situation, is the exact measurement of that family's frustrations.”

“Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans.”

“With all the other -isms that we deal with, that sort of nameless -ism that we have in too many of our hearts against the poor in this country is what wounds us most broadly.”

“We do not owe allegiance to any candidate because they share our party or our color, but because they share our principles and our conscience.”

“The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged - and without which none can be protected.”

“I often tell people I don't care whether they join the NAACP or some other group, but you better join something.”