Affirmative action is an effort to include every aspect of society in the decision-making.

— Andrew Young

Everybody in America has been dependent on the government at some time. We owe everybody in America the right to vote and access to capital. What I say is, let's make America work, let's make democracy and free enterprise work for everybody.

— Andrew Young

Freedom is a struggle, and we do it together. Not only together as black citizens, but black and white together.

— Andrew Young

If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters?

— Andrew Young

If I wanted to develop a scenario to destroy America, I would do what the Republicans are doing. Take the brightest and best young black men off the streets, put them in jail, make them meaner than hell for 8 or 10 years and then turn them lose in a society where there are plenty of guns for them to play with.

— Andrew Young

In a sane, civil, intelligent and moral society, you don't blame poor people for being poor.

— Andrew Young

I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.

— Andrew Young

Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have.

— Andrew Young

Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, 'You sure write well.' And I've had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That's the kind of motivation that students need.

— Andrew Young

My hope for my children must be that they respond to the still, small voice of God in their own hearts.

— Andrew Young