Tulsi Gabbard Quotes

I believe we can make progress on bringing true equality and fairness back to our government if we continue to work together and make our voices heard.

When I deployed to Iraq with my fellow soldiers, putting our lives on the line for our country, no one in the media questioned our patriotism because of our religion.

As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.

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This quote emphasizes the speaker's first-hand experience as a combat veteran and suggests that they possess a deep understanding of the price or consequences associated with war. It implies a personal perspective on the physical, emotional, and societal toll of armed conflicts.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.

The divisiveness that threatens the fabric of our nation - whether due to race, religion, political ideology, gender, sexual orientation, or other - must end.

As progressives, we care about the well-being of others. We are soft-hearted and have aloha, respect, compassion for others, and we don't like to see anyone suffering.

This commitment to equality and justice for all are the ideals that our country was founded upon and what we continue to aspire to as people. We cannot be complacent, and must vigilantly affirm this again and again, as bigotry and hatred have an insidious way of seeping into our society.

When a person thinks, I am a Christian, this other person is a Muslim, therefore he is my enemy, or I am a Muslim, this other person is a Hindu, therefore she is my enemy, they reveal their own lack of spiritual depth. No religion teaches this, and any understanding of any religion that adopts this divisive attitude proves itself false by doing so.

Sadly, the system in this country is rigged in favor of wealthy elites who have purchased tremendous influence in our government.

We need to stop judging individuals based on their race, profession, gender, religion, or anything other than their own individual behavior and character.

I am a military police officer and I have served on two deployments; my first was to Iraq, in a medical unit, and my second deployment was to Kuwait, as a military police platoon leader.

The best of our nation is exemplified by our nation's veterans who embody what it means to put service above self. Who have sacrificed their own personal interests out of a greater love for our people and our country.

Tulsi Gabbard Quotes

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