A Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell

Safety concerns are reasonable. Banning refugees is certainly not.

Lawrence O'Donnell

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Banning Certainly Concerns Reasonable Refugees Safety

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Lawrence O'Donnell
American - Journalist
Born: November 7, 1951

Banning refugees from fleeing west Africa is like shuttering up the windows while a house burns down.

Sarah Hanson-Young

We are very proud, wherever we are in the world, to tell you about Canadian values and what we think is the right thing for Canada to do. And when it comes to refugees, we very much believe in welcoming refugees to our country, and that includes Syrian refugees, and that includes Muslim refugees.

Chrystia Freeland

On the Gang of Eight bill, there was no provisions really for extra scrutiny or safety for refugees. At the time the bill came up, two Iraqi refugees came to my home town, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Their fingerprints were on a bomb from Iraq. They were in the database, but we didn't pick them up.

Rand Paul

Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat.

Vince Vaughn

I'll be bossy and damn proud! Banning words, please. Try banning the system that produces polices that promote inequity.

Rosa Clemente

I think FDA's concerns are patient-safety.

Dilip Shanghvi

If we cannot end the conflict, we have an inescapable moral duty to help refugees and provide legal avenues to safety.

Angelina Jolie

I never take for granted how lucky I am to be an American and what a privilege it is to spend each day at a nonprofit dedicated to helping the next generation of girls achieve their dreams. My journey, as the daughter of refugees, shows what refugees and the children of refugees can create for all Americans.

Reshma Saujani

Since I didn't grow up going to school dances, etc., I didn't have the normal . . . I grew up in a very different way so a lot of the childish concerns or teenage concerns weren't my concerns. My concerns were survival.

Rose McGowan

Banning guns because of their misuse is like banning the First Amendment because one might libel or slander.

Ron Paul

I definitely think there should be stronger gun safety laws, including prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, probably banning the sale of certain magazines that allow you to fire a large amount of bullets.

Lois Frankel

If you look at the movement of refugees, in Vladimir Lenin's phrase, "the people who voted with their feet," the movement of refugees until comparatively modern times was overwhelmingly from West to East, not from East to West. Refugees of all kinds were constantly fleeing from Christendom to the Islamic lands. Jews of course and Muslims of course, but even some Christians and the movement of refugees went overwhelmingly that way.

Bernard Lewis

It's my job to represent the concerns and address the concerns my constituents have, and those concerns change over time.

Corey Stewart

We must find a way to balance our tradition as a state welcoming of refugees while ensuring the safety and security of our citizens.

Bruce Rauner

Banning pre-poll surveys is certainly no answer in today's world. Sensitising the public and the media as to the good, bad, and desirable aspects of survey research is more sensible than that.