Rand Paul Quotes About Discrimination

Quotes about: Discrimination

• I really think that discrimination and racism is a horrible thing. And I don't want any form of it in our government, in our public sphere.

  Rand Paul

  Thinking, Government, Racism

  "Desperate Establishment Launch Baseless 'Racist' Attacks On Rand Paul". Interview with Rachel Maddow, www.prisonplanet.com. May 20, 2010.

• I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

  Rand Paul

  Favors, Discrimination, Form

  "Rand Paul's rewriting of his own remarks on the Civil Rights Act". Interview with Glenn Kessler, www.washingtonpost.com. April 11, 2013.

• A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

  Rand Paul

  Hate, Mean, Color

  "Rand Paul in '02: I may not like it, but 'a free society' will allow 'hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin'" by David Weigel, voices.washingtonpost.com. May 20, 2010.

• Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was to stop discrimination in the public sphere and halt the abhorrent practice of segregation and Jim Crow laws.

  Rand Paul

  Rights, Jim Crow Laws, Practice

  "Rand Paul attempts to clarify" by Steve Benen, washingtonmonthly.com. May 20, 2010.

• I don't like the idea of telling private business owners. I abhor racism. I think it's a bad business decision to ever exclude anybody from your restaurant. But at the same time I do believe in private ownership. I think there should be absolutely no discrimination in anything that gets public funding.

  Rand Paul

  Believe, Thinking, Ideas

  "'All-Star' Panel on Dennis Blair's Resignation and Rand Paul's Civil Rights Gaffe". "Special Report" with Bret Baier, www.foxnews.com. May 20, 2010.

• I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. I have clearly stated in prior interviews that I abhor racial discrimination and would have worked to end segregation. Even though this matter was settled when I was 2, and no serious people are seeking to revisit it except to score cheap political points, I unequivocally state that I will not support any efforts to repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

  Rand Paul

  Believe, Rights, Racism

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