Quotes for All
If you represent all the people you should be able listen to someone who’s pro-abortion are anti-abortion. Even though you might have a different view you should hear somebody who’s pro-affirmative-action anti-affirmative action. David Duke
Remember the vast majority of the Democrats as well as all the Republicans in the House of Representatives in Louisiana voted for my signature-piece of legislation in the house which was a bill, actually a bill for true civil rights. That there must be no discrimination against anyone on the basis of race in affirmative-action. … Read more
When I ran I was a first candidate to talk about how immigration was going be so damaging to the American people. When I first ran I talked about affirmative-action. David Duke
And affirmative action is a very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs, employment, promotions and scholarships, and college admittance. David Duke
The problem is that affirmative action could never really get at the issue of corporate power in the workplace, and so you ended up with the downsizing; you ended up with de-industrializing. You ended up with the marginalizing of working people and working poor people even while affirmative action was taking place, and a new … Read more
Affirmative action is something that I think is very crucial and necessary. Cornel West
The problem is not just affirmative action, though. The problem is poor people, working people and their children, and affirmative action for the most part doesn’t even apply to them. Cornel West
This is what it is for Asians to be part of – support affirmative action, even though it may be against their interest, but they feel it’s a matter of justice. Cornel West
The need of black conservatives to gain the respect of their white peers deeply shapes certain elements of their conservatism. In this regard, they simply want what most people want, to be judged by the quality of their skills, not by the color of their skin. But the black conservatives overlook the fact that affirmative … Read more
So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest Clarence Thomas