Preferential Treatment Quotes

“It is, however, important to understand that giving a man his due may often mean giving him special treatment. I am aware of the fact that this has been a troublesome concept for many liberals, since it conflicts with their traditional ideal of equal opportunity and equal treatment of people according to their individual merits. But this is a day which demands new thinking and the reevaluation of old concepts. A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for him, in order to equip him to compete on a just and equal basis.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

“I have fans who look at me the way you're looking at that stove."
"Their priorities are out of whack.”
― Kristen Callihan, Dear Enemy