Since the ousting and capture of Saddam Hussein by U.S. forces, civil rights and personal freedoms have been restored in Iraq, as… — Jim Gerlach Copy Share Image
I do not think that any self-respecting radical in history would have considered advocating people’s rights to get married, join the Army,… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Even if you look at Iran, those campaigners for human rights there, they don't want to have anything to do with America,… — Yaroslav Trofimov Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I… — Pamela Anderson Copy Share Image
Rights are either God-given as part of the divine plan, or they are granted by government as part of the political plan.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment. And there is a growing body of legal precedent… — Allyson Robinson Copy Share Image
Even there, [Barack] Obama's generals, his Pentagon, they're telling him what to do. And the force for gay rights is inevitable. And… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Obama wanted to offer his support to birth control activist Sandra Fluke. He wanted to express his disappointment that she has been… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
Of course, political leaders are much more ambitious than gangsters. The latter are content to take your money, whereas the former, besides… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
Man cannot be exempted from his divinely-imposed obligations toward civil society, and the representatives of authority have the right to coerce him… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
There's no legal protection for cyborgs. In 2010, I started the Cyborg Foundation to defend our rights. Cyborgs have been kicked out… — Neil Harbisson Copy Share Image
The US needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights. The revenues from these auctions can be… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Without the means to prevent, and to control the timing of, conception, economic and political rights have limited meaning for women. If… — Alice S Rossi Copy Share Image
“Women deserve better than organizations bearing the names of racist rapists funding million dollar campaigns on subway trains. These wealthy middle aged… — Sonya Renee Taylor Copy Share Image
The Industry's at war. I think it's about control. You can make all of the financial arguments that the industry has been… — Don Rose Copy Share Image
Terrorism doesn't just blow up buildings; it blasts every other issue off the political map. The spectre of terrorism - real and… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
England shouldn't have the real freedom of vote and we shouldn't either. Because as [James Madison] put it, one of the primary… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
I made it clear that I will consider - this is the important phrase I am trying to say - myself most… — Shahbaz Bhatti Copy Share Image
Not only are the philosophies of animal rights and animal welfare separated by irreconcilable differences... the enactment of animal welfare measures actually… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay… — Bart Stupak Copy Share Image
I'm praying for 'Ice Age' 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Self government is our right, a thing born to us at birth a thing no more to be doled out to us… — Roger Casement Copy Share Image
The user of land should not be allowed to acquire rights of indefinite duration for single payments. For efficiency, for adequate revenue… — Robert Solow Copy Share Image
I submit that the Government exists to provide for the needs of the people, and when it comes to choice between profits… — J. S. Woodsworth Copy Share Image
I think that for many of us, the years of the Civil Rights movements - Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy running for… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Most Jewish feminists and gays that I know remain angry and frustrated by Jewish progressives. Deeply committed to progressive causes, frequently in… — Irena Klepfisz Copy Share Image
If I have my daughter in the car and they are making me nervous, I'll do whatever I have to do. I… — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
In sports, I was representing my country, but in politics I represent people directly. I have always lived with a cause. In… — Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Copy Share Image
Liberal democracy - as you know, in the old days, we were saying we want socialism with a human face. Today's left… — Slavoj Zizek Copy Share Image
I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The oppressed should rebel, and they will continue to rebel and raise disturbance until their civil rights are fully restored to them… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
You also know you’re surrendered when you don’t react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I was raised with no religious training or influence. Except the influence was to be a moral and ethical person at the… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The whole of the Bill is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals... It establishes… — Albert Gallatin Copy Share Image
This president Barack Obama has done more for the LGBT community than any president in history. It's just an objective fact. And… — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image