minority rights

Alexis 2022-04-19 09:01:47

Leaving aside the issue of homosexuality, "Milk" shows a struggle for minority rights. As Milk said, all he did was not to win, but to live the right. A truly civilized society seeks to serve the interests of the majority, and is more valuable in respecting the opinions of the minority.
Such a concept was formed in the struggle of the minority, and gradually made it common sense. Milk is about a gay movement for human rights, but in a broader sense it is about the respect that minorities deserve in a society.

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Milk quotes

  • Harvey Milk: [to Cleve Jones] You're going to meet the most extraordinary men, the sexiest, brightest, funniest men, and you're going to fall in love with so many of them, and you won't know until the end of your life who your greatest friends were or your greatest love was.

  • Harvey Milk: Okay. First order of business to come out of this office is the city-wide gay rights ordinance, just like the one that Anita shot down in Dade County. What do you think, Lotus Blossom?

    Michael Wong: I think it's good. It's not great.

    Harvey Milk: Okay, so make it brilliant. We want Anita's attention here, in San Francisco. I wanted to bring her fight to us. We need a unanimous vote - we need headlines.

    Jim Rivaldo: Dan White is not going to vote for this.

    Harvey Milk: Dan White'll be fine, Dan White is just uneducated. We'll teach him.

    Dan White: [suddenly appearing in the doorway] Hey, Harv! Committee meets at nine-thirty.

    [to everyone else]

    Dan White: Hi, you guys.

    [to Harvey]

    Dan White: Um, say, did you get the invitation to my son's christening? I invited a few of the other supes too.

    Harvey Milk: Oh, well, I'll be there!

    Dan White: Great! Thanks.

    [waves at everyone and leaves]

    Dick Pabich: Did he hear you?

    Jim Rivaldo: What the fuck?

    Anne Kronenberg: Are you going?

    Harvey Milk: I would let him christen me if it means he's gonna vote for the gay rights ordinance.

    Jim Rivaldo: [as Harvey is talking] I think he can hear you. Jesus.

    Harvey Milk: We need allies.

    Dick Pabich: I don't think he heard you.

    Cleve Jones: Is it just me or is he cute?