“I don't like the idea of telling private business owners. I abhor racism. I think it's a bad business decision to ever exclude anybody from your restaurant. But at the same time I do believe in private ownership. I think there should be absolutely no discrimination in anything that gets public funding.” ThinkingShouldBelieveIdeasDecisionRacismDiscriminationRestaurantsOwnersOwnershipFundingBusiness OwnersBusiness DecisionsBad Business Author:Rand Paul
“Your decision to place your law enforcement resources in these communities is racism, but nobody has called people out on this. The law itself is not racist. But people's decision about where we're going to place our efforts, who we're going to prosecute, who we're not going to prosecute, is racism. And nobody's calling them on it.” PeopleLawCommunityDecisionEffortCallingRacismResourcesRacistLaw EnforcementEnforcement Author:Carl Hart
“In this cultural moment, many of us are feeling inadequate to solve societal problems - fascism, racism, misogyny, homophobia, anti-Semitism, the list goes on - and are unsure of how individuals can affect real change. We don't know what effect we will have on the current political climate as we strive to effect change. All large historical decision draw from a sea of smaller decisions. One never knows what will make the difference in the long run.” LongRealMomentsFeelingsProblemRunningPoliticalIndividualDecisionRacismHistoricalStriveFascismMisogynyInadequateHomophobiaUnsure Author:Sabina Murray
“Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.” WorldTodaySidesDecisionHistoryRacismRacistExposedWorld TodayIsmsAgainst Racism Book:Race: Science and Politics Source: Race: Science and Politics
“It might sound naive to suggest that whether you order a chicken patty or a veggie burger is a profoundly important decision. Then again, it certainly would have sounded fantastic if in the 1950's you were told that where you sat in a restaurant or on a bus could begin to uproot racism.” IfsImportantMightOrderSoundDecisionRacismFantasticSatRestaurantsChickensBusNaiveBurgersImportant Decisions Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“We should have learnt by now that laws and court decisions can only point the way. They can establish criteria of right and wrong. And they can provide a basis for rooting out the evils of bigotry and racism. But they cannot wipe away centuries of oppression and injustice - however much we might desire it.” WayShouldMightLawDesireEvilDecisionCenturyRacismShould HaveEarsBasesCourtInjusticeOppressionBigotryCriteriaWipeCourt Decision Author:Hubert H. Humphrey
“My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.” WantChildrenDecisionAnswersRacismEmpowermentRacistCeoBehalfAppointmentsGrassrootsEnding Racism Author:Patricia Ireland