Action Quote by Jesse Jackson

Affirmative action is the most important modern anti-discrimination technique ever instituted in the United States. It is the one tool that has had a…

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

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

— Cornel West

The purpose of affirmative action is to give our nation a way to finally address the systemic exclusion of individuals of talent on the…

— William J. Clinton

Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.

— Harold Washington

Affirmative action is the most important antidiscrimination technique ever instituted in the United States. It is the one tool that has had a demonstrable…

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

— Paul Mooney

If we could create the conditions that make racism difficult, or discourage it, then there would be less stress and less need for affirmative…

— William Julius Wilson

If you don't like affirmative action, what is your plan to guarantee a level playing field of opportunity?

— Maynard Jackson

To be clear, affirmative action is not, by itself, an adequate response to decades of systemic looting, but it has been an indispensible tool…

— Clint Smith

And affirmative action is a very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs, employment, promotions and scholarships, and college admittance.

— David Duke

I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it.

— Quentin Bryce

The problem is not just affirmative action, though. The problem is poor people, working people and their children, and affirmative action for the most…

— Cornel West