The time has come to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' It is the right thing to do. Every American should have the opportunity to serve their country, regardless of race, sex, creed, or sexual orientation.
Interpretation
This quote advocates for equality and the elimination of discrimination in military service.
Dianne Feinstein's quote emphasizes the importance of allowing all individuals, regardless of their identity, to serve their country. It asserts that every American should have the opportunity to contribute to national service, reflecting a commitment to equality and justice.
In practice
In a speech advocating for policy change regarding military service.
In the wake of 9/11, we were desperate to bring those responsible for the brutal attacks to justice. But even that urgency did not justify torture. The United States must be held to a higher standard than our enemies, yet some of our actions did not clear that bar.
Domestic violence does not only happen to adults. Forty percent of girls age 14 to 17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend, and approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and sexually abused by a dating partner.
To be defeated and not submit, is victory; to be victorious and rest on one's laurels, is defeat.
We seem to have lost. We have not lost. To refuse to fight would have been to lose; to fight is to win. We have kept faith with the past, and handed on a tradition to the future.
I suffered from self hatred so much. It's like I didn't want to look like that any more. I didn't to feel like that any more. It had to be another way.
The most important accomplishment, I believe, was my voting against the First World War.
War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine Corps training taught us to kill efficiently and to try to survive. But it also taught us loyalty to each other - and love. That espirit de corps sustained us.
All of them turned their backs on me at that time because they thought I was a troublemaker.
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