#minorities

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #minorities




The Covenant of the League of Nations had envisaged sponsoring only the protection of certain categories of men: national minorities and populations of territories controlled by other countries.


Rene Cassin


#certain #controlled #countries #covenant #envisaged

I think that wealthy white people would like to have a country that resembles the Fifties, when all the minorities were tucked away in ghettos and paid in very low wages but on the surface it was very bright and shiny and free and the rest of the world would look on it longingly.


Alice Walker


#bright #country #fifties #free #ghettos

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites.


Diane Watson


#does #income #larger #makes #married

It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities.


Paul Wolfowitz


#bad thing #exterminate #minorities #other #people

Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama.


Sharon Gless


#comedy #drama #excelled #few #few women

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.


William Hague


#defenders #disgrace #ethnic #human #human rights

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.


Tom Allen


#argument #because #bogus #claim #completely

Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans.


Timothy Garton Ash


#bit #canadians #ethnic #europeans #immigration

Sam, that's a great concept. And maybe you believe it. But I'm black and I'm a lesbian, so let me tell you: From what I know? Personal experience? There are always lines.


Michael Grant


#differences #minorities #experience

Liberals believe they own the franchise on minorities and can't stand any Hispanic or black who breaks rank.


Linda Chavez


#believe #black #breaks #franchise #hispanic