In going too far, they [presidents] have taken away the…

My own sense as an American is that we have begun to experience the disadvantages of framing virtually all moral issues in terms of…

— David Wong

I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient…

— Jackie Robinson

We must protect the civil rights of American citizens - African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and all Americans - by ensuring that their jobs, wages, and…

— Donald Trump

When it comes to my rights as an American citizen, and yours, I am a triumphalist and an absolutist. Anything less is an insult,

— James Meredith

We seek the right to play our part in advancing the cause of national defense and national unity. But certainly, there can be no…

— A. Philip Randolph

I would not have suffered my name to have been used by my friends on anywise as President of the United States, or candidate…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

Under unitary executive theory, the [George W.]Bush administration has claimed the right to seize American citizens in the United States and imprison them indefinitely…

— Dick Durbin

Censorship does not interfere with the constitutional rights of every American to sit alone in a dark room in the nude and cuss.

— Pat Paulsen

One of the great rights as an American citizen is freedom of speech, one of the things that makes this country what it is.

— Will Muschamp

As a member of Congress, it is my duty to uphold the constitutional rights of the American people.

— Anna Paulina Luna

“But Hamilton lost the day, Jefferson won, and we have a Bill of Rights built into our Constitution that, as Hamilton feared, has increasingly…

— Thom Hartmann

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

I am pro-vaccine, but I am anti-government mandates on workers because I support the rights of American workers.

— Bill Hagerty

You can't be a feminist in the United States and stand up for the rights of the American woman and then say that you…

— Linda Sarsour

As a political weapon, it has helped me for 30 years defend the rights of American blacks and third-world people all over the world,…

— Nina Simone