Rachel Maddow

“Facts are stubborn things, but our ignorance is even more stubborn.”

“The biggest problem in politics is that you are not allowed to be clever.”

“To be a progressive, you have to be a progressive all the time.”

“If you're someone who is not a white male, you have to be prepared to start your own fucking thing. You can't count on somebody else to give you a turn.”

“The press is the only institution in our society that is specifically protected by the Constitution.”

“Grievance is a powerful political tool.”

“The first step is to not normalize it. To not treat it as something that's just a new normal.”

“Doing something that is personally fulfilling is a luxury that not everybody gets.”

“Here's the thing about rights. They're not actually supposed to be voted on. That's why they're called rights.”

“Patriotism is not a weapon. It's not a tool of division. It's a thing of love.”

“I'm a big believer in the power of stories.”

“I think it's important to be optimistic. I think it's important to be hopeful.”

“The single best thing about honesty is that it requires no follow-up.”

“The reason that we have a Constitution is not to grant rights, it's to restrain the government from taking rights.”

“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times.”