Human rights Quotes

The death penalty experiment has failed.

— Harry A. Blackmun

I am passionate about human rights.

— Hannah Simone

Gay rights are human rights.

— Hillary Clinton

There was no one left to speak for me

— Martin Niemoller

I love the HRC. The initials are great.

— William J. Clinton

Please use your freedom to promote ours.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Liberties are not given, they are taken.

— Aldous Huxley

“My pen is my sword.”

— Mitta Xinindlu

[Fidel Castro] has a very good [human rights] record.

— Oliver Stone

There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.

— Albert Einstein

No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.

— Ai Weiwei

I'm a human rights person. I don't think people should be unfair to men or women.

— Danielle Steel

I'll happily pay more taxes if we all have equal human rights.

— Trisha Paytas

“Naskar is a madness, signpost of love against lies.”

— Abhijit Naskar

The changing climate is a threat to human rights.

— Mary Robinson

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

— John F. Kennedy

As human rights throughout the world continue to be abused, Raoul Wallenberg stands as a courageous example that should inspire us all,

— Elizabeth May

U.S. lawmakers should take a firm and principled stand consistent with their rhetoric about the importance of human rights and democracy in…

— Kerry Kennedy

“With "gay marriage," the last shreds of meaning will be stripped away from marriage, with homosexuals finishing what faithless, selfish heterosexuals have…

— Orson Scott Card

“You want Change, today we'll show you Change! Here's your democracy, your human rights, eat it, eat eat eat!”

— NoViolet Bulawayo

Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential.

— Joichi Ito

There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.

— Hubert H. Humphrey

If we don't believe in free expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

— Noam Chomsky

Human beings are equal to one another. No one has any right nor any preference to claim over another.

— Anonymous

I believe that those who believe in the power of human rights must find new ways to address economic injustice - and…

— Pamela Yates

I love revolutionaries who have the courage to stand up against the status quo. They're always misunderstood, but they're the ones who…

— Richard Hatch

Remember, 'governance' is a big word that includes human rights, freedom of speech, economic transactions on a worldwide basis - it touches…

— Vint Cerf

What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions…

— Carlos Fuentes

Without criticism of Islam, Islam will remain unassailed in its dogmatic, fanatical, medieval fortress; ossified, totalitarian and intolerant. It will continue to…

— Wafa Sultan

“Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against…

— Orit Badouk Epstein

To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a…

— David Rees

Ethical globalization is possible if only we can hold governments and business accountable for respecting human rights, not just in the traditional…

— Mary Robinson

I'm inspired by strong, courageous women. My mother is the definition of a self-sufficient, independent woman whom I have always looked up…

— Nazanin Boniadi

“It's all very well to rail against human rights violations or the absence of democracy, but when there's a need to vaccinate…

— Marc Vachon

The United States has given frequent and enthusiastic support to the overthrow of democracy in favor of "investor friendly" regimes. The World…

— Edward S. Herman

Genuine leadership is inherently moral. So the values chosen matter tremendously, and they must be values aligned with society (including the most…

— Chip Pitts

“Corruption is usually classified as a humanitarian aid problem, to be handled by donor agencies, not mainstreamed into overall foreign and defense…

— Sarah Chayes

Some people ask: "Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?"…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Do you tell me that the Bible is against our rights? Then I say that our claims do not rest upon a…

— Ernestine Rose