DaShanne Stokes Quotes - Page 2

What matters most is not 'what' you are, but 'who' you are.
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Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom.
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A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence.
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People turned against each other cannot turn against those responsible.
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We must tell the world that even though we elected a bigot, bigotry will not prevail.
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When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth.
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If you lay with a scorpion, don't be surprised when it finally stings you.
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The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that's the minute bigotry wins.
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Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap.
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Never be content to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon. Your rights could be next.
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Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free.
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Trump didn't divide America. He just doused us with gasoline and fanned the flames.
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Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted.
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If you think your religion requires discrimination, you're probably misreading your faith.
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If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.
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Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads.
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An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people.
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Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them.
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Lies sound like facts to those who've been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.
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Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all.
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A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws.
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The power of love is that it sees all people.
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No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College.
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If you defend free speech for bigots but not to combat bigotry, then you believe in bigotry, not free speech.
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Love should never mean having to live in fear.
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Removing the finish line is a useful tactic if your goal is to just keep running the race.
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Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.
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A fool can't help but be a fool, but when others follow, he makes a fool of us all.
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If you can't see past my name, you can't see me.
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Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all.
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There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.
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Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.
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Let them have guns' is as much a solution to mass murder and gun violence as 'Let them have drugs' is a solution to drug addiction.
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Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.
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Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard.
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Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.
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When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.
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Talk without the support of action means nothing.
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We owe our loyalty to each other and to our children's children, not to party politics.
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If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing.
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Adoptee rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected.
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Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the law.
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Whites saying 'make America white again' is like millionaires saying 'make the wealthy rich again.
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Silencing women silences justice.
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When we hide discrimination under the guise of 'religious freedom,' we make a mockery of human rights.
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If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights?
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It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.
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Bigotry that is known and visible is bigotry that can be challenged.
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Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution.
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You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin.
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Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.
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Prejudice is learned. What will you teach others through your actions and words?
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If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.
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We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges.
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Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.
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Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That's no way to live.
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People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice
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Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience.
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When you're dealing with frauds and liars, listen more to what they don't say than what they do.
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Those with unearned privileges often spin things as 'political correctness' to further silence those they wish to oppress.
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