Analysis Quote by Naomi Wolf

States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently about states'…

— Robert Kennedy

There are still states that have not evolved so much as California, that still skimp on recognition and, even worse, the rights of immigrants.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

I’m a strong supporter of states’ rights to do what they need,

— Brian Sandoval

Federalism isn’t about states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty.

— Elizabeth Price Foley

I have every bit as much right to represent the state as anybody else.

— Andy Kim

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.

— Jesse Jackson

And as a Member of this body, I believe firmly that States do have rights, and I believe that local communities have rights, and…

— Jon Porter

For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to…

— Nancy Pelosi

I think the state should be as small as possible and only there to pick up where people need help, such as the welfare…

— Heidi Allen

There is no issue of States' rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

If state protects the rights of people, they start respecting the state.

— Asma Jahangir

I'm not comfortable supporting any state that has a hierarchy of citizenship on the basis of religion or anything else.

— Zohran Mamdani