Ted Olson Quotes

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Ted Olson

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 11, 1940

I've been strongly opposed to racial discrimination and anything like that my whole life. Maybe it's thanks to my parents and where I grew up and that sort of thing, but particularly with gay and lesbian citizens, I've seen that people can be cruel, and it's very distressing.

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The more gays and lesbians come out - the more people realize that they have a friend who's gay, which they may not have known before, and they realize this person has the same aspirations and desires and need to be committed and to be part of a community - then they become more accepting.

Ted Olson

The right to marry is vital in society. It's a right that's older than the Bill of Rights because it goes back to the common law.

Ted Olson