The force that has come closest across American history to actually ending America was white supremacy. That was the Civil War. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
When you become a citizen, you are an American and questioning somebody’s Americanness because they disagree with you – is about one of the most un-American things I can think of. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
By the way, conversely, one thing I’ve learned in my career, beginning when I ran for mayor, is that a lot of older voters are among the most excited about a younger candidate. So, you know, I think somebody of any age can deliver a compelling message. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
I met my husband through an app that talks to social-networking sites, and that’s how we were sort of suggested to each other, and it turned out to be a great match. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
You know, I do believe that China is emerging as a competitor, not just a competitor but, in many ways, an adversary. And, you know, the Chinese model is also being held up globally as an alternative power model, and I very much believe in our model versus theirs. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
If you’re a white candidate, it is twice as important for you to be talking about racial inequity and not just describing the problem – which is fashionable in politics – but actually talking about what we’re going to do about it and describing the outcomes we’re trying to solve for. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
We need to intentionally invest in health, in home ownership, in entrepreneurship, in access to democracy, in economic empowerment. If we don’t do these things, we shouldn’t be surprised that racial inequality persists because inequalities compound. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
It’s time to join the ranks of nations that have put the ugliness of capital punishment behind them. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
When I think about where most of Scripture points me, it is toward defending the poor, and the immigrant, and the stranger, and the prisoner, and the outcast, and those who are left behind by the way society works. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
I have not reached a considered position on the question of court-packing. Although I don’t think we should be laughing at it. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
