Country Quote by Ketanji Brown Jackson
“It is true that not everyone was represented at the table when our country was being birthed... Yet the principles of liberty and equality that the framers adopted... mean that every citizen can now enter those rooms.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Remarks on the 2023 Judicial Conference, 2023
Liberty and equality now allow all citizens to participate fully.
In simple terms: Equality opens doors.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for inclusive participation.
Themes
justice
equality
civic duty
Mood
hopeful
serious
Type
civic
inspirational
When to use this quote
- voting
- public office
- community leadership
Key Concepts
civil rights
democracy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you support underrepresented voices?
- What policies improve access?
A Different Perspective
Historical barriers still affect representation.
![“It astonishes me to find... [that so many] of our countrymen... should be contented to live under a system which leaves to their governors the power of taking from them the trial by jury in civil cases, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce, the habeas corpus laws, and of…” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d2e/thomas-jefferson-43_army_it-astonishes-me-to-find-that-so-many-of_1421509.jpg)
![“That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws; and every step of intestine discord was marked by some deplorable victory of savage man over civilized society.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/70c/edward-gibbon-710_barbarism_that-country-carthage-was-rapidly-sinkin_393.jpg)
