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Of course laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws - to perpetuate injustice through inaction.

Codifying discrimination in our laws should be something we read about in American history, not on the front pages of today's American newspapers and magazines.

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

I knew that discrimination existed, even though there were many individuals who were not prejudiced.

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.

People must be protected from prejudice against their person. But people cannot be protected from prejudice against their ideas - because otherwise we're all done.

I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution.

All societies wrestle with the scourge of prejudice, but validating that prejudice in statute makes a virtue of oppression.