Rachel Maddow

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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