Fleeing Persecution Quotes

#1. Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we've always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.

George Osborne

#2. I'll work to ensure that every single refugee who seeks asylum in the United States has a fair chance to tell his or her story. This is the least we can offer people fleeing persecution and devastation.

Hillary Clinton

#3. By balancing the needs of families and employers, and by extending a safe haven to those fleeing persecution, our immigration policy serves its historic purpose. Freedom and opportunity is the cornerstone of American society, and immigrants continue to embody that freedom.

Spencer Abraham

#4. Never underestimate any person's capacity to ignore the convenience of others.

Andrea K. Host

#5. America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that began to sweep through Europe in the period between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. And when people got here, very often they succeeded.

Mitch Horowitz

#6. There may be thunder in Europe but it is in America the lightning will fall

Ambrose Bierce

#7. I generally don't climb something if it makes me feel fear. The beauty of soloing is that there's no pressure - no one's telling me to do it. So if something seems scary, I don't have any obligation to do it. I can prepare further or just walk away entirely.

Alex Honnold

#8. The world ... is not imperfect, or on a slow path towards perfection: no, it is perfect in every moment ...

Hermann Hesse

#9. This country has a proud history of opening its doors to generations of people fleeing personal persecution, civil unrest and war.

Charles Kennedy

#10. If I were Achilles I would put my foot in a f**k off block of concrete!

Eddie Izzard

#11. The line between faith and fanaticism is a constantly shifting one," Dr. Poblocki said. "When does belief become justification? When does right become rationale and crusade become crime?

Libba Bray

#12. Texts are not finished objects.

Edward Said

#13. Where the hell do you get your nerve?
From a Cracker Jack box.

Lora Leigh