The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith. — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
“EQUAL RIGHTS and FREE DISCUSSION will be fearlessly advocated and maintained. Sectarian dogmas or tenets will be investigated and compared.” — Abner Cole Copy Share Image
Those people who want to express their religious beliefs on public property should enjoy the same rights that we provide to those… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
It is commonly believed that the rights of the American people come from the Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth. — Jacob G. Hornberger Copy Share Image
John's old Caddie had a huge engine that would qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the… — David Wong Copy Share Image
On a serious note, I stand by Obama on marriage equality! I believe ALL families deserve the same rights — Connor Barwin Copy Share Image
I knew, even at eight, that the confusion of values thrust upon me by parents, teachers, other children, nannies, camp counselors, and… — Jean Liedloff Copy Share Image
We want to have trade agreements that give us a level playing field, get other countries to respect the rule of law,… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
That's the key - to maintain the garden of liberty, right? This is a generational thing that we must all do continuously.… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
It was so crucial to the Civil Rights Movement that on June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King came to town, walked down… — David Maraniss Copy Share Image
Should people be mere "interested spectators of action," not "participants," restricted to lending their weight periodically to one or another sector of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It is not your right—based on YOUR traditions, YOUR customs and YOUR habits—to deny animals THEIR freedom so you can harm them,… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
Just as it wouldn't be right to only to have an economic dialogue with China, equally you shouldn't restrict your dialogue solely… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Most libertarians agree that all rights are, in effect, property rights, beginning with this fundamental right to self-ownership and control of one's… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If one looks into the genealogies of many 'old families,' one discovers episodes of slave trafficking, bootlegging, gun running, opium trading, falsified… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The world has got more democracies than ever, and human rights are high on almost every country's agenda. Still, corruption and oppression… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
“Failure to recognize the historical specificity of the bourgeois conception of rights and duties leads to serious errors. It is for this… — David Harvey Copy Share Image
I stand before you today heart broken, I know history and I love this country ...God blessed this country and it took… — Louie Gohmert Copy Share Image
The entrance of the woman with equal rights into practical modern life, her new freedom, her finding herself side by side with… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
People have the right to protest - that's what democracy is all about. I have no problem with people exercising their democratic… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all… — Christopher Dodd Copy Share Image
Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
Whatever a man imagines he can attain, if he doesn't become too arrogant and encroach on the rights of the gods. — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Somehow strangely the vice of men gets well represented and protected but their virtue has none to plead its cause - nor… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Remember that rights are moral principles which define and protect a man's freedom of action, but impose no obligations on other men. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she… — Gerrit Smith Copy Share Image
Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense. — Richard Scaife Copy Share Image
It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali Copy Share Image
In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I don't think deserve the same protections as the free speech… — Chris Coons Copy Share Image
The product supply chain, from source material to store, is an organizing map for delivering human rights. — Julia Ormond Copy Share Image
We were proposing, in a sense, that the rest of the world be made safe for American ideas, as they adopted intellectual… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights,… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. — Robert C. Maynard Copy Share Image
“My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist.” — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image