I'd like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We cannot talk simultaneously about animal rights and the 'humane' slaughter of animals. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Unalienable rights are essential limitations to all governments. — Francis Hutcheson Copy Share Image
“Let us bask in each other's rights, freedom is foul if it isn't shared.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I'm often accused of hiring people with civil rights experience, and I do plead guilty to that. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
I was a high-school teacher. I am a strong advocate for women's rights, and I'm not a woman. — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not some imported American privilege. — Michael Anti Copy Share Image
I was against impunity when it comes to human rights violations. But many of us African leaders now want to leave the… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
Rights are not self-evident. They're not unalienable. They are subject to modification just like anything else. — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Of course you got rights, the law's on your side, but sometimes the law takes a long time to kick in and… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Using human rights commitments more effectively, either as part of negotiations in the WTO or as part of the trade policy review… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Regardless of their religious observance, citizens can and should unite around universal human rights and freedoms, and democratically oppose those who violate… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
“If you're not won with your own capabilities then don't stand in others success. Because you don't have rights to stand there.” — M Saravana Kumar Copy Share Image
My heart beats red, white, and blue. And with patriotism it aches Generally, I believe in democracy, freedom and civil rights But… — John Walter Bratton Copy Share Image
I have come to know a God who has a soft spot for rebels, who recruits people like the adulterer David, the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak… — William Hague Copy Share Image
Look, I went to war, and we knew by survey that when I went to war that we had a certain percentage… — Joe Sestak Copy Share Image
It's always easy to get people to condemn threats to free speech when the speech being threatened is speech that they like.… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
You have to join every other movement for the freedom of people. Therefore join the movement as individuals against anti-Semitism, join the… — Bayard Rustin Copy Share Image
There are two powers only which are sufficient to control men, and secure the rights of individuals and a peaceable administration; these… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
If the right wing has their way and state's rights control voting rights, they would remove protections that make it difficult for… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
I would say that not many German people are still alive, who experienced what happened during the third reich. We don't have… — Ray McGovern Copy Share Image
Extensive violations of human rights (torture, forced reduction of living standards for much of the population, police-sponsored death squads, destruction of representative… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We, the Black masses, don't want these leaders who seek our support coming to us representing a certain political party. They must… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Can a one judge sitting somewhere in a trial court issue an order that says nobody in the world is allowed to… — Eben Moglen Copy Share Image
When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to… — Arthur Curley Copy Share Image
When a legislature decides to steal some of our rights and plans to use police force to accomplish it, what's the real… — H. L. Richardson Copy Share Image
It has been an obsession of human beings to create a hierarchy that places the human species on top and lumps all… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The first ten amendments were proposed and adopted largely because of fear that Government might unduly interfere with prized individual liberties. The… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Upon the whole I doubt whether the Benefits of opposition to the Constitution opposition to the Constitution will not ultimately be productive… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Clericalism is a form of elitism in which some are viewed as having special rights and privileges. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
I am humbled to be welcomed onto the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
True, the movement for woman's rights has broken many old fetters, but it has also forged new ones. — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are. — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
