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> [We cannot have policies that punish people for taking action. Imagine the further harm it would have caused if the federal government banned civil rights leaders from boycotting buses in Montgomery, Alabama, or banning divestment from Apartheid South Africa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/we-cannot-have-policies-that-punish-people-for-taking-action-imagine/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

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## More by Rashida Tlaib

> [Obviously, I am a member of Congress, and things that I say are elevated on a national level, and I understand that very clearly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/obviously-i-am-a-member-of-congress-and-things-that-i-say-are/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [When we shift our public dollars away from our schools and city services and into company developments, it increases the root causes of poverty:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/when-we-shift-our-public-dollars-away-from-our-schools-and-city/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [We demand Congress access and publicly release Donald Trump's tax returns!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/we-demand-congress-access-and-publicly-release-donald-trump-s-tax/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [President Donald Trump is a direct and serious threat to our country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/president-donald-trump-is-a-direct-and-serious-threat-to-our-country/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [You know, as a child of Palestinian immigrants, again, every corner of my district is a reminder of the civil rights movement, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/you-know-as-a-child-of-palestinian-immigrants-again-every-corner-of/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [I'm very proud to be Arab.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/i-m-very-proud-to-be-arab/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [We are valuable. Detroit and other neighboring communities are places to invest in, not rob.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/we-are-valuable-detroit-and-other-neighboring-communities-are-places/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [I'm a member of the Michigan Democratic Party, a DSA member, member of the League of Women Voters, ACLU.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/i-m-a-member-of-the-michigan-democratic-party-a-dsa-member-member-of/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [I remember the different things that were happening to my family as we were getting situated and buying our first home in southwest Detroit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/i-remember-the-different-things-that-were-happening-to-my-family-as/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [I love being a mom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/i-love-being-a-mom/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [In 2017, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff who was ordered by a federal court to stop racially profiling and was convicted of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/in-2017-trump-pardoned-joe-arpaio-an-arizona-sheriff-who-was-ordered/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [In my case, I am always that odd candidate that doesn't look like everybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/in-my-case-i-am-always-that-odd-candidate-that-doesn-t-look-like/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [Resources and money can change people's lives today, where legislation can take years - up to 10, 15 years sometimes before it really, really impacts people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/resources-and-money-can-change-people-s-lives-today-where-legislation/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [Southwest Detroit has been through hell (excuse my directness) with Matty Moroun, his Bridge Company, and all his fancy-named subsidiaries. From blighted homes that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/southwest-detroit-has-been-through-hell-excuse-my-directness-with/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

> [I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/i-don-t-want-our-right-to-be-able-to-speak-and-dissent-to-be-taken/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

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