Harvey Milk

“Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice.”

“Having a small business and being one of thousands of people whom no one in government will listen to, I have decided to run for supervisor as a person.”

“If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.”

“I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.”

“I'm a small businessman and I'm well aware of the uncertainties of the economy, exactly what the 'inflationary spiral' means when I'm forced to raise prices to my customers, and how taxes can eat into your earnings.”

“If every gay person were to come out only to his/her own family, friends, neighbors and fellow workers, within days the entire state would discover that we are not the stereotypes generally assumed.”

“I stand for all those who feel that the government no longer understands the individual and no longer respects individual rights.”

“How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are?”