DaShanne Stokes Quotes

People turned against each other cannot turn against those responsible.

Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror.

The more we're thrown into conflict with each other through engineered distrust, the less able we are to unite against those responsible.

Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing.

If you lay with a scorpion, don't be surprised when it finally stings you.

You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin.

Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change.

We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges.

Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people.

Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.

Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.

If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.

Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.

Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives.

No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College.

Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power.

Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap.

Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today.

We owe our loyalty to each other and to our children's children, not to party politics.

Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.