Anthem Quote by Steve Clevenger

Kneeling for the anthem does nothing to advance solutions to racial injustice, police brutality, or any other social plight. It is a slap in…

— Matt Gaetz

What I worry about is, if you are on the side of feeling it's disrespectful to kneel during the anthem, that somehow you're racist,…

— Abby Huntsman

White people: 'OMG! I LOVE THIS SONG!' Black people: 'OH HELL YEAH NIGGA THIS IS MY SHIT!'

— Anonymous

I don't think kneeling during the anthem is such a bad thing.

— Jose Feliciano

I will never stand for a national anthem again. I will turn my back and I will raise a fist.

— Jesse Ventura

I've heard a lot of people say you need white athletes to get involved in the anthem protests. I've said before I'll never kneel…

— Chris Long

Hearing people yelling 'Black Lives Matter,' it hit me more than I realized, just because those are people in my backyard that I've been…

— Tayshia Adams

I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side. ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see…

— Robert Byrd

“I sometimes wish I could fine people every time they use black street slang to prove how hip they are.” “Yeah, I know what…

— Nalo Hopkinson

Players who take a knee during the national anthem do so to protest injustice across the country - fulfilling a patriotic duty to never…

— Ayanna Pressley

There are three things that Black people need to tell the truth about. Number one: Rodney King should've gotten his ass beat for being…

— Cedric The Entertainer

Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

— Luke Bryan