No man should have proprietary rights over land who does not use that land wisely and lovingly. — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Copy Share Image
My own country's record on human rights for gay people is far from perfect. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Black people have been fighting for basic citizenship rights since the inception of the country. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure — Patty Duke Copy Share Image
If state protects the rights of people, they start respecting the state. — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen. — Nat King Cole Copy Share Image
Our collective freedom... depends on our ability to defend the rights of others. — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
Success is the power to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others. — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized… — Charles Edward Merriam Copy Share Image
The problem with Islam is that it's a law, not a religion, and it's incompatible with our values, our rights, and our… — Matteo Salvini Copy Share Image
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
When you start talking about abortion and gay rights, people take that seriously and they're passionate about it - on both sides. — Bob Buckhorn Copy Share Image
“Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
One of the things about animal rights, which is not the only thing that I care about in this world, is that… — Sam Simon Copy Share Image
Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realise their full potential. — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
Freedom of the press, freedom of association, the inviolability of domicile, and all the rest of the rights of man are respected… — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
Anybody who wants religion is welcome to it, as far as I'm concerned--I support your right to enjoy it. However, I would… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Don't correct me, you don't have any rights over me." "What kind of life is this? So I sit at home ,… — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century... unwilling to witness or permit the slow… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In a matrilineal society, a woman has basic rights that no one has to grant her but you can't take it away… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
I'd like to see a rebirth of America - go back where there's equal rights for everybody and that people succeed to… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I wish someone else would write a book that clearly and persuasively articulated why women's reproductive rights are so important to this… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
I made a record in 1996 called 'Animal Rights' that was a very difficult, very dark punk-rock record. Of all the records… — Moby Copy Share Image
When a police officer is shot; there are hundreds and thousands of police officers rioting hunting down a killer with a mandate… — Merle Rutledge Jr Copy Share Image
Matthew Vaughn phoned me up and he said, "Hey, listen, the movie has just done gangbusters. We've got to do the second… — Mark Millar Copy Share Image
It is frequently said that speech that is intentionally provocative and therefore invites physical retaliation can be punished or suppressed. Yet, plainly… — Thomas I. Emerson Copy Share Image
We may say with truth and meaning, that governments are more or less republican, as they have more or less of the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“First, That every civil right grows out of a natural right; or, in other words, is a natural right exchanged. Secondly, That… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
[T]rue socialism must be voluntary - not coerced. Even in the most complete system of society we can conceive the individual must… — Joshua K. Ingalls Copy Share Image
Then President [Barack] Obama went on to argue that a citizen's Second Amendment rights can be restricted without being infringed, just like… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, that’s how democracy works. — Jacob Zuma Copy Share Image
I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
I don't mind it if blacks want equal rights, as long as they mean rights equal to a dog — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
No mother in the world wants her daughter to have fewer rights than she did... — Cecile Richards Copy Share Image
Human rights are universally valid and indivisible, regardless of culture and religion. — Alice Schwarzer Copy Share Image
Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific. — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image