Rand Paul Quotes About Civil Rights

Quotes about: Civil Rights

• What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights.

  Rand Paul

  Party, Rights, Voting

  Sen. Rand Paul's speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C., www.realclearpolitics.com. April 10, 2013.

• Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation, which was to stop discrimination in the public sphere and halt the abhorrent practice of segregation and Jim Crow laws.

  Rand Paul

  Rights, Jim Crow Laws, Practice

  "Rand Paul attempts to clarify" by Steve Benen, washingtonmonthly.com. May 20, 2010.

• No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act.

  Rand Paul

  Rights, Support, Republican

  "Rand Paul at Howard:'Big government not a friend to African Americans'" by Paul Harris, www.theguardian.com. April 10, 2013.

• Well, there’s 10 - there’s 10 different - there’s 10 different titles, you know, to the Civil Rights Act, and nine out of 10 deal with public institutions. And I’m absolutely in favor of one deals with private institutions, and had I been around, I would have tried to modify that.

  Rand Paul

  Rights, Titles, Different

  "Rand Paul Is Celebrating the Civil Rights Act’s Anniversary Today". Interview with Rachel Maddow, www.slate.com. July 1, 2014.

• I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. I have clearly stated in prior interviews that I abhor racial discrimination and would have worked to end segregation. Even though this matter was settled when I was 2, and no serious people are seeking to revisit it except to score cheap political points, I unequivocally state that I will not support any efforts to repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

  Rand Paul

  Believe, Rights, Racism

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