One of the greatest perils to an extensive republic is the…

“So the real problem, according to Madison, was a majority faction, and here the solution was offered by the Constitution, to have “an extensive…

— Howard Zinn

What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities,…

— Andrew Jackson

Those who want their rights respected under the Constitution and the law ought to set the example themselves of observing the Constitution and the…

— Calvin Coolidge

The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which…

— Ronald Reagan

Capitalism is based on individual rights - not on the sacrifice of the individual to the 'public good' of the collective.

— Ayn Rand

You see, what makes us different than the rest of the world fundamentally is our American respect and legal appreciation of individual rights and…

— Trish Regan

The Declaration of Independence has been called, with some justice, the most revolutionary document in human history, in that it placed the individual person…

— Alan Bock

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and…

— Brian Cox

The State, on the other hand, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the…

— Albert J. Nock

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if…

— Henry Kissinger

“As they cannot be defined univocally, nor irrefutably demonstrated, so-called “human rights” serve as a pretext for the individual who rebels against a positive…

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

A human life is defined by its relationship with others: by its duty to its species. In the face of this duty, life, liberty,…

— Matthew Woodring Stover

The U.N.'s driving mission is to accumulate power at the expense of the sovereignity of individual nations and fundamental individual rights, and its gun-ban…

— Wayne LaPierre

Trump is more conservative on individual rights, domestic issues, economic issues and defense. On the other hand, Clinton is quite liberal and wishes to…

— Fabrizio Moreira

Obviously, the state's responsibility should be to legislate rules for a well-ordered society. It has no right or duty to creep into the bedrooms…

— Pierre Trudeau