Top 17 Quotes by Benjamin Todd Jealous

About Benjamin Todd Jealous

These are some quotes by American author Benjamin Todd Jealous Activist, who was born on January 18, 1973.

With all the other -isms that we deal with, that sort of nameless -ism that we have in too many of our hearts against the poor in this country is what wounds us most broadly.

With all the other -isms that we deal with, that sort of nameless -ism that we have in too many of our hearts against the poor in this country is what wounds us most broadly.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

I often tell people I don't care whether they join the NAACP or some other group, but you better join something.

I often tell people I don't care whether they join the NAACP or some other group, but you better join something.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

No person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage.

No person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

We are confident that the Supreme Court will soon see the direction that this country is headed and enshrine marriage as a constitutional right for all.

We are confident that the Supreme Court will soon see the direction that this country is headed and enshrine marriage as a constitutional right for all.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.

Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

The black community has been the foundation of the progressive community in this country for a long time.

The black community has been the foundation of the progressive community in this country for a long time.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation's police departments.

Benjamin Todd Jealous

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