New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a political face that has been gaining more and more attention recently, spoke at the SXSW festival on Friday.
“I tolerate a cold,” Booker said at one point. “I shouldn’t tolerate others. Tolerance builds fences. Love rips them down.”
Without mentioning politics during his speech, Booker spoke about the ‘conspiracy of love.”
“[Love]is the greatest force in our country right now,” he said, “and our only salvation—and that is to love one another.”
Watch a clip of the speech below or snippets of his inspiring quotes.
Senator Cory Booker @sxsw ! https://t.co/E2rOaRHhff
— Sumaiya Malik (@sumaiyasaidthis) March 10, 2017
“Is #sxsw about politics? No, it’s about love.” The great @CoryBooker on tolerance @sxsw. pic.twitter.com/JD5F6jft6c
— Sarah Shanfield (@sarahshanfield) March 10, 2017
@CoryBooker speaking about love as the way of the future #SXSW #Medx pic.twitter.com/s4trrkSvOC
— Joseph Kim (@JoPeKim) March 10, 2017
@CoryBooker: I tolerate a cold. I shouldn’t tolerate others. Tolerance builds fences. Love rips them down. pic.twitter.com/1KjlyoRswU
— Julie Gutnik Levine (@talkalotamous) March 10, 2017
#SXSWInteractive opening Keynote: @CoryBooker drawing inspo from Abraham Lincoln. #SXSW #alreadycrying pic.twitter.com/IcCHSghbZ0
— Meredith Gonsalves (@msmeredithrose) March 10, 2017
@CoryBooker speaking about love as the way of the future #SXSW #Medx pic.twitter.com/s4trrkSvOC
— Joseph Kim (@JoPeKim) March 10, 2017
