Quotes about Inclusion

In spite of how we know the story unfolded, God included mankind in His conclusion that all He created was good.

John 6:44 looks at the matter from the Godward side and declares, quite rightly, that no one ever made the first move toward God. We come to God only because God draws us. On the other hand, as the texts about the open door show, God does not show favoritism. Anyone, regardless of who he or she is or where he or she comes from, may be among that number.

The call of God is not restricted by anything you can imagine: race, education, social position, wealth, achievements, good deeds, the lack of them, or anything else. Therefore, there is no reason why you (whoever you are) should not be among the number of those whom God draws to Jesus.

As we cannot afford to squander our natural resources of minerals, food, and beauty, so we cannot afford to discard any human resources of brains, skills, and initiative, even though it is women who possess them...a woman is just as much an ordinary human being as a man, with the same individual preferences, and with just as much right to the tastes and preferences of an individual.

But my father also supported human rights, freedom and self-determination for all people, including Latino agricultural workers, Native Americans, and the millions of impoverished white men and women who were treated as second-class citizens.

Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth

I believe there is complete equality between men and women.

I believe the declaration that 'all men are created equal' is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest.

I believe men and women are the same and that women should be given an equal chance to serve God with men.

I think the authors of that notable instrument [the Declaration of Independence] intended to include all men.

Every man has a right to be equal with every other man.

The individual will always be a minority. If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.