"Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the initiative with respect to repealing marijuana prohibition laws."
"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Respect"Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."
Albert Einstein on Respect"Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."
Albert Einstein on Respect"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
Malcolm X on Respect"If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."
Abraham Lincoln on Respect"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society."
"An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others."
"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society."
"We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity."
"Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade - and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity."