Action Quote by Al N. Green

These ivy league students are in the upper echelon of the college boards and had great opportunity in front of them regardless of where…

— Michael N. Castle

I think the minority students that we admit to Harvard are every bit as meritorious as the white students that we admit.

— Derek Bok

I'm a graduate of Princeton, and I just want to say you don't have to go to an Ivy League school to be on…

— Richard Land

Less than one percent of U.S. college students attend Ivy League schools, and these students don't necessarily reflect the world's brightest and most capable…

— Sebastian Thrun

When I look at that record in light of the 1985 job application to the [Ronald] Reagan Justice Department, it's even more troubling.That document…

— Edward Kennedy

[On affirmative action:] Universities give a boost in admissions for other factors besides race, factors that bring no social benefit, such as athletic ability,…

— Barbara Bergmann

I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while fully respecting…

— Derek Bok

I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there.

— Sonia Sotomayor

If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it.

— Derek Bok

I think the only reason Clarence Thomas is on the court is because he is black

— Joe Biden

Legacies, athletes, and favored racial minorities all receive preferential treatment from admissions committees to the exclusion of academically better-qualified students.

— Michael J. Knowles

This is what it is for Asians to be part of - support affirmative action, even though it may be against their interest, but…

— Cornel West