Benjamin Todd Jealous Quotes

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

Family, Value, Values

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 Todd Jealous

Hope, History, Hate

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

Marriage, Government, Rights

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

Great, Greatest, American

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 Todd Jealous

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

Person, Dream, American

The black community has been the foundation of the progressive community in this country for a long time.
Benjamin Todd Jealous

Time, Long, Black

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

Vote, Rights, None

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.
Benjamin Todd Jealous

Conscience, Color, Party

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 Todd Jealous

Trust, Past, Law

We are confident that the Supreme Court will soon see the direction that this country is headed and enshrine marriage as a constitutional right for all.
Benjamin Todd Jealous

Marriage, Country, Direction

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Nationality: American

Born: January 18, 1973

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