“My decades as a pilot, military officer, and astronaut gave me a unique perspective on our world. I saw our country at its best.
I also saw humanity at its worst. From the cockpit of my A6 Intruder, I saw America lead the international coalition that defeated Saddam Hussein. I also saw the devastating effects of war itself. From orbit, I saw our planet as a perfect blue marble.
But I also saw receding glaciers and shrinking rain forests.”
- Capt. Mark Kelly, retired astronaut, engineer and U.S. Navy Captain.
“In Congress, I learned a powerful lesson. Strong women get things done. Hillary is tough. Hillary is courageous. She will fight to make our families safer. In the White House, she will stand up to the gun lobby. That’s why I’m voting for Hillary. Speaking is difficult for me. But come January, I want to say these two words, ‘Madam President.’ “
- Gabrielle Giffords, former U.S. Rep., D-Ariz.
“Since the massacre at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, more lives have been destroyed by gun violence, and hatred still threatens to tear us apart. After Charleston, Hillary Clinton challenged all of us to turn our grief into action. We have to do that. Still, there are days when it feels like our bodies and minds are under too much pressure. Then I remember we have souls, too. And I thank God our souls are on fire.”
- Angela Bassett, actress
“Donald Trump doesn’t fight for you. Instead, he insults people who disagree with him. He makes his followers fearful of tomorrow. He feeds off of a deep-seated and dangerous anger. But anger never fed a hungry child; anger never protected a family’s home or sent a kid to college. Anger never built a great Republic. I say to hell with Trump’s American nightmare. We believe in the American Dream.”
- Martin O’Malley, governor of Maryland
“Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to put insurance companies back in charge of your health. Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to let big banks run wild again. And Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market. Republicans want to tear down the pillars of middle-class security. We won’t let that happen.”
- U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.
“In this stormy season of violent campaign rhetoric, we are called to be steady in the face of the whirlwind. There’s a tug of war going on for the soul of America. We have a clear choice. We must tear down walls of separation, and build bridges of hope and unity.”
- Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., civil rights leader
“I am worried — terrified — about what might happen if we elect Trump. I’m not just scared for my business, but for other young entrepreneurs like me. We’ve already seen the preview in my state of North Carolina. Earlier this year, our legislature passed what’s known as the “bathroom bill.” … Besides being deeply embarrassing and morally wrong, it had an immediate and dramatic effect on our state economy.”
- Brooks Bell, tech entrepreneur from North Carolina
“Never before has a presidential nominee taken office with so solid a promise for full and equal citizenship for D.C. residents. And listen up America: A nominee who will stand up for DC will stand up for you too.”
- U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.
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