The basic human rights documents-the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man-were written by political, not… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
Those who have been outspoken in advocating human rights during these last forty years, have themselves grabbed the most fundamental of human… — Ali Khamenei Copy Share Image
Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world. — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
We must now, in the 21st century, protect democracy, one which rests on fundamental rights for all, regardless of skin color, gender,… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
Both princes and princesses belong in palaces of power, but the doors won't always open unless you fight for your rights. — Gloria Allred Copy Share Image
“One of the fundamental rights of mankind should be that of wearing as many or as few clothes as one likes inside… — Sachin Kundalkar Copy Share Image
Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights; government should never be permitted to take those away. — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Painful as it may be to hear it, there's nothing special about the people of this country that sets them apart from… — Alexander Beresford Hope Copy Share Image
The right to private judgment is the crown jewel of humanity, and for any person or institution to dare to come between… — George W Truett Copy Share Image
The Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
It's not often that Rwanda's record on women's rights surpasses Britain's. But, shamefully, when it comes to the gender pay gap, the… — Cathy Newman Copy Share Image
Preferential affirmative action patronizes American blacks, women, and others by presuming that they cannot succeed on their own. Preferential affirmative action does… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a… — Yusuf al-Qaradawi Copy Share Image
There is no country on Earth where Internet and telecommunications companies do not face at least some pressure from governments to do… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
We who are members of the Communist Party repudiate the exclusive identification of democracy with capitalism. We declare that democracy can be… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Copy Share Image
“The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“In my judgment, the woman is the equal of the man. She has all the rights I have and one more, and… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, the board of directors that the middle managers report to generally make them aggressive. Imagine being hired into a company and… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
But while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
...The Bill of Rights is a literal and absolute document. The First Amendment doesn't say you have a right to speak out… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The State, on the other hand, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
“Another tendency, which is extremely natural to democratic nations and extremely dangerous, is that which leads them to despise and undervalue the… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I want to take my American friends back to the end of World War II, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
Teach the legal rights of trees, the nobility of hills; respect the beauty of singularity, the value of solitude. — Josephine Winslow Johnson Copy Share Image
Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights… — Hanan Ashrawi Copy Share Image
I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
It is a natural impossibility for any man to make a binding contract, by which he shall surrender to others a single… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
We are not supposed to be all equal. Let's just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
I am not an individualist in the Western sense. Collectivism can become oppressive when it tries to dictate; the rights of the… — Asghar Ali Engineer Copy Share Image
As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices. — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
As the guardian of our rights, the Supreme Court makes decisions every year which either protect the individual or leave him at… — Herb Kohl Copy Share Image
No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal… — Brigitte Bardot Copy Share Image
We understand our audience. We write to the things that concern our audience. At one point, it was civil rights. You know,… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
We should be supportive of the president and supportive of rights of all in a pluralistic democracy that we're called to love.… — Otis Moss III Copy Share Image
Just give me my rights. All I want is the same rights that my fathers died for If I don't deserve no… — Charles Manson Copy Share Image
We believe that human rights always applies to the majority, who should have its rights protected. When people demonstrate and go to… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
We must protect the civil rights of American citizens - African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and all Americans - by ensuring that their jobs,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
