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Affirmative Quotes

Affirmative action was always racial justice on the cheap.

Affirmative action was always racial justice on the cheap.

Joe Klein
Justice, Action, Affirmative

The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work.

Harold Washington
Action, Affirmative, Fallacy
Harold Washington, Alton Miller (1988). “Climbing a Great Mountain: Selected Speeches of Mayor Harold Washington”

I am an affirmative action hire.

Anna Quindlen
Action, Affirmative Action, Affirmative
"Anna Quindlen: Over 50, And Having 'Plenty Of Cake'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, kcur.org. April 24, 2012.

The question of whether there exists a Creator and Ruler of the Universe has been answered in the affirmative by some of the highest intellects that have ever existed.

Charles Darwin
Atheism, Intellect, Affirmative
Charles Darwin (2016). “The Descent of Man (Diversion Classics)”, p.131, Diversion Books

So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest

Clarence Thomas
Action, Conversation, Affirmative

The affirmative of affirmatives... is love.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love, Affirmative
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2522, Delphi Classics

I have supported affirmative action, I do support affirmative action and I will support affirmative action.

Joe Lieberman
Support, Action, Affirmative Action
"Gore jets to Los Angeles to join rallying Democrats" by Ian Christopher McCaleb, www.cnn.com.

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

Jayson Blair
Action, Brilliant, Affirmative

Affirmative action is something that I think is very crucial and necessary.

Cornel West
Thinking, Action, Affirmative
Source: www.pbs.org

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