Van Jones Quotes About Civil Rights

Quotes about: Civil Rights

• I've had a chance to meet some of my civil rights heroes and, more recently, members of the young generation around [Barack] Obama, people in their teens and twenties who were determined to make history and who were too idealistic to think that what they were trying to do might be impossible. They proved that visionary pragmatism can win over the majority. That comes from a particular place in your heart that generation Y is offering America. They just can't afford to be naive now, in terms of the ferocity of the opposition.

  Van Jones

  Hero, Heart, Winning

  Source: aalbc.com

• Every person with a pulse has a responsibility to stand in solidarity with the Muslim community that is on the front lines fighting against groups like ISIS, both militarily and ideologically, every day, and now on the front line of standing up for civil liberties and civil rights to make America great. [They] are the best insurance for the safety of all Americans.

  Van Jones

  Responsibility, Fighting, America

  Source: pen.org

• I am not, in fact, a superhero. Just a humble, mild-mannered civil rights attorney.

  Van Jones

  Humble, Superhero, Civil Rights

  Source: therumpus.net

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