The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
The tendency of a national bank is to increase public and private credit. The former gives power to the state, for the… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Equal rights should not be debatable and certainly should not be put to a vote of the people. Would we ask the… — Richard Grenell Copy Share Image
I think that we've made great moral progress in the second half of the 20th century in many respects, and particularly in… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
I want you to understand that I respect the rights of the poorest and weakest of colored people, oppressed by the slave… — John Brown Copy Share Image
Organizations are not really "owned" by anyone. What formerly constituted ownership was split up into stockholders' rights to share in profits, management's… — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
The day that the black man takes an uncompromising step and realizes that he's within his rights, when his own freedom is… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states;… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
I think there can be a collective leadership. Maybe some symbolize the struggle [for human's rights] a little more than others, but… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Government of limited power need not be anemic government. Assurance that rights are secure tends to diminish fear and jealousy of strong… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
No genuine change in society ever occurs without the mass public getting behind a cause. The good guys in government are counting… — James Morcan Copy Share Image
It's already a million Muslims! As long as they obey the law and respect the constitution, nobody has anything to fear. They… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
The crime of ingratitude has not yet stained, and I trust never will stain, our national character. You are considered by them… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose,… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
The South actually has a very strong tradition of activism. The civil rights movement came from down here! It was black activists… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
How he lies in his rights of a man! Death has done all death can. And absorbed in the new life he… — Robert Browning Copy Share Image
I do not oppose violence simply because it is counterproductive. I oppose it because it betrays animal rights philosophy. Those who resort… — Andrew Linzey Copy Share Image
If a man speculates on what 'society' should do for the poor, he accepts thereby the collectivist premise that men's lives belong… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both India and Pakistan. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities in… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as well as… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
“People have a greater tolerance for evil than for violence. If crooked gamboling, thieving and robing are covered over folks will tolerate… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
In 'The General Strike,' we celebrate those who bring a new vision for the world to the table. People who stand for… — Justin Sane Copy Share Image
This is community land that belongs to particular clans, and therefore, it must go back and its administration and the determination as… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
I don't know - too much about Robert Williams tactics, but if he was trying to defend himself, he was within his… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I have gay friends, I support gay rights, I have nothing against the gay community, but when I see two guys kissing,… — Artie Lange Copy Share Image
No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Abortion is a states' rights issue. Education is a states' right issue. Medicinal marijuana is a states' rights issue. Gay marraige is… — Wayne Allyn Root Copy Share Image
Thus godlike sympathy grows and thrives and spreads far beyond the teachings of churches and schools, where too often the mean, blinding,… — John Muir Copy Share Image
The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to… — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
By their complying with your request to leave they [the Saints in Clay County] are surrendering some of the dearest rights guaranteed… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
When our laws tell people that what lies behind the thin wall of a women's abdomen during pregnancy is not a human… — Bob Dornan Copy Share Image
Our country as a whole, no less than the Hastings College of Law, values tolerance, cooperation, learning, and the amicable resolution of… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
It's hard for writers to get on with their work if they are convinced that they owe a concrete debt to experience… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I am far more concerned about policies of the Democratic administration and Democratic Party that infringe on the rights of religious institutions… — John I. Jenkins Copy Share Image
I don't think that I would consider myself a feminist. I think that I certainly believe in equal rights, I believe that… — Marissa Mayer Copy Share Image