The Muslim world suffers from internal divisions, antidemocratic practices, and the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I don't know the figures, but Hollywood must buy 100 rights for every movie that actually gets made. — Bryan Burrough Copy Share Image
One should never send soldiers on a mission based on just good will and good intent. Unfortunately, that can mean one has… — Thomas de Maiziere Copy Share Image
It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There… — Hanan Ashrawi Copy Share Image
The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what's happening… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a… — Adrian Cronauer Copy Share Image
In Kashmir, rights relating to life, liberty, dignity of the people, and freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution, embodied in the… — Nyla Ali Khan Copy Share Image
And as a Member of this body, I believe firmly that States do have rights, and I believe that local communities have… — Jon Porter Copy Share Image
The callous use of general warrants and the disregard for the Bill of Rights must end. Forcing us to choose between our… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
If the people lose control of the arteries of trade and the natural sources of mechanical power, the nationalization of all industry… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights decoupled religion from the state, in part because so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Students and invited speakers do not shed their constitutional rights when they step up to the graduation podium. Expressing faith in God… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
And now, what has Anarchism to say to all this, this bankruptcy of republicanism, this modern empire that has grown up on… — Voltairine de Cleyre Copy Share Image
[T]he crucial question is not, as so many believe, whether property rights should be private or governmental, but rather whether the necessarily… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
The notion that Americans can be protected from "terror" by giving up the Bill of Rights is absurd. Democrats are complicit in… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
We live in the richest country in the world. There's plenty and to spare for no man, woman, or child to be… — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
The danger of silent accumulations & encroachments by Ecclesiastical Bodies have not sufficiently engaged attention in the U.S. [...] Besides the danger… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Veganism is about nonviolence. It is about not engaging in harm to other sentient beings; to oneself; and to the environment upon… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever you get involved with talking about rights, you're talking about being a citizen. You're talking about being a citizen in capitalism;… — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image
If you have to design something, choose things that we need as opposed to frivolous things that we might just want for… — Saul Griffith Copy Share Image
As president, I won't just continue to defend women's civil rights from political attacks - I'll make guaranteeing those rights a priority. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
Both parents' rights must be in balance so children can grow up with a balance between both parents. — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful… — Jonathan Coe Copy Share Image
Victims of crime deserve equal constitutional rights - the same rights as defendants. No more, no less. — Chris Sununu Copy Share Image
Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all… — James L. Farmer, Jr Copy Share Image
There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of… — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
I've been doing a lot of work on female rights, especially adolescent rights. I've been to a lot of schools where the… — Priyanka Chopra Copy Share Image
Workers know first-hand how corporate capture of government is undermining their rights and freedoms as citizens. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is - a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Over time, if you want rights, you have to also show that you can use them responsibly and that you can build… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
There is no coloration to rights. Everybody has rights. I don't care who you are, where you come from. You got rights.… — Julian Bond Copy Share Image
Success is the development of the power with which to get whatever one wants in life without interfering with the rights of… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
When people were subjected to the impeachment and removal process, Aaron Burr was right there, looking out for their rights, even though… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image