The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity.

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength it's not a weakness.

We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity and freedom still reigns.

We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust but of strength and inspiration.

My father was the son of immigrants and he grew up bilingual but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.

It's really important to share the idea that being different might feel like a problem at the time but ultimately diversity is a strength.

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.

America's strength is not our diversity our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.