David Hogg Quotes

David Hogg

Profession : Activist

Birth : December 12, 2000

We simply want gun legislation in this country that allows law-abiding citizens to still own guns or prevents people with a history of mental illness or a history of a criminal background from owning a firearm.

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I'm trying to push for common-sense gun reform and mental illness reform so we can make sure that these individuals that have a criminal background that are mentally unstable and have a history of domestic violence are no longer able to get a gun.

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There's a lot of amazing people that don't get into college.

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In the same way we all have a right to bear arms, we all have a right to live.

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It's the individual effort of everybody working together towards a collective goal that causes real, effective change in America and in the world.

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What we need to create is the NRA - except for the opposite issues.

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We are for reasonable and sensible gun ownership so long as it's responsible in the way that criminals can't get it.

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When politicians say your voice does not matter because the NRA owns them, we say, 'No more.'

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The cold grasp of corruption shackles the District of Columbia.

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A bully is a bully, and it's important that you stand up to them.

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My school is about 25 percent black, but the way we're covered doesn't reflect that.

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I think it's important to realize that law enforcement does do a very good job oftentimes of trying to ensure the safety and security of their people. But oftentimes, where they fail is communities of color and in lower socioeconomic status communities where they discriminate against these people.

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When politicians send their thoughts and prayers with no action, we say, 'No more.'

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My father is a retired FBI agent. I have guns in my house. I'm not against the Second Amendment.

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Pretentiousness was probably my substitute for actual confidence.

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You can't have empathy for somebody that's gone through something you haven't - because, definitionally, you can't. But you can feel for them and have sympathy for them. And that's what this country needs to practice more. It's about realizing that you do come from a different place.

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The amount of suffering I've seen is beyond belief. The amount of inequality is beyond belief.

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We need to vote people out of office that are perpetuating issues affecting young people, like gun violence.

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Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

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President Trump needs to listen to the screams of the children and the screams of this nation.

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