DaShanne Stokes Quotes

Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.

Never be content to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon. Your rights could be next.

A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence.

Let them have guns' is as much a solution to mass murder and gun violence as 'Let them have drugs' is a solution to drug addiction.

One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common good.

Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity.

If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights?

Trump didn't divide America. He just doused us with gasoline and fanned the flames.

Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today.

If you voted for a man who said "Grab em by the pussy," you have zero room to claim to protect anyone in bathrooms.

Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.

Whites saying 'make America white again' is like millionaires saying 'make the wealthy rich again.

Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin.

We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts.

If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.

Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.

People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice

Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience.

We owe our loyalty to each other and to our children's children, not to party politics.

We must tell the world that even though we elected a bigot, bigotry will not prevail.

Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.

There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.

The world could use more love. Why deny it to others?

Tolerance of intolerance enables oppression.

Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.

Lies sound like facts to those who've been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.