Racism Quotes

757 Racism quotes by 487 unique authors

People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at… — Bob Cousy
We should have learnt by now that laws and court decisions can only point the way. They can establish criteria of right and wrong. And… — Hubert H. Humphrey
There was no mistake in us making abortion legal and available on demand. That was what we call progress. Just like it was no mistake… — Mark Ruffalo
Communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither in the thesis of communism… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Recapitulation provided a convenient focus for the persuasive racism of white scientists; they looked to the activities of their own children for comparison with normal… — Stephen Jay Gould
I am a Muslim and . . . my religion makes me be against all forms of racism. It keeps me from judging any man… — Malcolm X
Our theme for this year's festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard… — Lucille Roybal-Allard
Racism is cruel and unjust. It cuts deep and lingers long in individual and community memories. And it is not a thing of the past....We… — William Devane
My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always standing up against racism, sexism… — Kurt Cobain
Humanity may destroy the possibilities for life on earth unless the freedom and power that we have acquired are channeled in new creative directions by… — Steven Clark Rockefeller
Racism has always been able to come up with a scientific veneer. — Andrew Hacker
To make inexpensive guns impossible to get is to say that you're putting a money test on getting a gun. It's racism in its worst… — Unknown Author
Racism is the ultimate ignorance in that it relates 'self' to the body instead of the Consciousness - Awareness - animating and experiencing through the… — David Icke
If the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part… — N.K. Jemisin
We cannot educate white women and take them by the hand. Most of us are willing to help but we can't do the white woman's… — Gloria E. AnzaldÃºa
Being Latino means being from everywhere, and that is exactly what America is supposed to be about. — Raquel Cepeda
You and I both know, deep in your heart, you agree with me. And I will prove it with one hypothetical scenario: you are alone… — Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr.
Things like racism are institutionalized. You might not know any bigots. You feel like "well I don't hate black people so I'm not a racist,"… — Dave Chappelle
The police can go to downtown Harlem and pick up a kid with a joint in the streets. But they can't go into the elegant… — Noam Chomsky
A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he… — A. Whitney Brown
In today's climate in our country, which is sickened with the pollution of pollution, threatened with the prominence of AIDS, riddled with burgeoning racism, rife… — Maya Angelou
The beginning point at both conferences must be that everything is a woman's issue. That means racism in a woman's issue, just as is anti-Semitism,… — Charlotte Bunch
I think the clearest manifestation for anyone who doubts that racism and classism exist in America, all one need do is take a real serious… — Tim McDonald
We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be… — Rigoberta Menchu
We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty… — Nelson Mandela

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