"We add our voice ... to those who struggle for the recognition and protection for their rights and cultures, because to the extent that we respect our differences, we shall build a life with more justice."

-- Francisco Toledo

#Respect Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Rights Quotes

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.”
“A million people can call the mountains a fiction, yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them.”
“How wretched are the minds of men, and how blind their understandings. [Lat., O miseras hominum menteis! oh, pectora caeca!]”
“Martin Luther King said America had given a bad check to black people.”
“Policymakers think that if they get the abstractions right, that will drive behavior in the desired direction. But the world happens in real time.”
“A strong economy causes an increase in the demand for housing; the increased demand for housing drives real-estate prices and rentals through the roof. And then affordable housing becomes completely inaccessible.”
“I'm sorry. I can love you. I can grieve for you, or with you. I can share your pain. But I cannot judge you.”
“If you respect the art and you have some talent about you, I'm on your team.”

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