Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 16, 2004
If you know something is wrong, you can either sit back and wait and talk about the way the world should be... Or we can do the right thing, stand on principle and say, we don't accept discrimination.
Said by
Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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Newsom advocates for taking action against discrimination in marriage laws.

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