Benjamin Jealous quotes

No person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage. (Benjamin Jealous)

Let us nurture the practice of family values, by embracing policies that value families.

Benjamin Jealous

As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.

Benjamin Jealous

Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation's police departments.

Benjamin Jealous

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

Benjamin Jealous

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.

Benjamin Jealous

In a democracy there are only two types of power: there's organized people and organized money, and organized money only wins when people aren't organized.

Benjamin Jealous

In this nation, the greatest of all nations, there are no second-class families. That is our great American conviction.

Benjamin Jealous

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

Benjamin Jealous

Benjamin Jealous

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Occupation: American Activist
Born: January 18, 1973
Quotes count: 9

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