Quotes About Advocacy

Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a liquor company. Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a bar.

People realized that I'm willing to stand up for things that I believe in, despite the political consequences and overwhelming pressure.

Flag-burning is plain wrong, and I'll stand up for free speech - even speech I don't like.

I'm so glad that we have had so many consequential rallies and parades which have now educated people and made them stand up for the third gender and give them the absolute place in our society that they deserve. There should have never been a division in the first place, though.

It's a very hard goal. But, what I want is to tell people who are getting bullied to stand up to the bully and not let it be OK - tell a teacher, the principal, or your parents. I want people to stand up and to be confident.

In the mother of parliaments, it is not too much to ask that our politicians stand up for all our best interests.

It takes one person to stand up for what he believes in. I believe there's been an injustice in Arizona. I oppose Bill 1070.

What we're looking for in a president, most importantly, is leadership. A person that will actually stand up and fight for the middle class.

It just doesn't make any sense for someone to say, 'Is there room for people who support the state of Israel and do not criticize it in the movement?' There can't be in feminism. You either stand up for the rights of all women, including Palestinians, or none. There's just no way around it.

I'll always stand up for America's seniors so they can age with dignity.

Britain is at its best when we stand up for the values that we believe in.

I want to stand up for free speech.

I tend to stand up and speak up when I see something dysfunctional happening.

I was raised to stand up for the little guy, for working families and the middle class.

Mo Brooks is serious about making sure we fulfill our campaign promises ,and if anyone is willing to stand up to Leader McConnell on behalf of the people of Alabama it's Mo Brooks.

The folks in this counrty need somebody that will stand up for them.

As adults, we have a legal and moral obligation to stand up and speak out for children who are being abused - they cannot speak for themselves.

I think if transvestites don't stand up for themselves, nobody else is going to stand up for transvestites.

If you're making $10 an hour and you're doing your job and you're doing it well and your check is consistently $8.75 an hour, who wouldn't stand up for themselves?

My grandfather, my grandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, they've always told me to stand up for what I believe in.

No matter where we go in the state, I hear from Mainers that they are ready for someone to stand up for them in Washington.

I came to Washington to stand up for the people who put their trust in me and to ensure the safety of the families and communities in Georgia's Sixth, and across our nation, by keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

I want to stand up for what I believe in, and I don't think it's right when people say things or bash people because of their sexual orientation.

It is our responsibility to stand up for equality, fairness, and civil rights.