The Constitution seeks to protect the basic rights of the…

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government…

— Thomas Jefferson

As more and more people awaken to the threats against our basic rights online, we must start a debate - everywhere - about the…

— Tim Berners-Lee

There can only be one answer to this hideous act of jihad against the staff of Charlie Hebdo. It is the obligation of the…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

A country can develop only when you ensure these basic rights, let them voice their opinion and give them basic education, hygiene, medication, portable…

— Sayani Gupta

“Thus individuals and communities of all faiths, or of none, enjoy two basic rights. One is the right to an autonomous social existence, free…

— Timothy Shah

The Bill of Rights existed long before President Obama was elected, and as long as I’m a U.S. Senator, I will fight to protect…

— Rand Paul

If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of…

— William Greider

As for free education, universal medical care and other basic rights: Yes, people have to fight! Of course they have to. Free and good…

— Andre Vltchek

We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment…

— Barack Obama

“[T]here are some human rights that are so deep that we can't negotiate them away. I mean people do heinous, terrible things. But there…

— Sister Helen Prejean

I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never…

— Waris Dirie

Look, you are interested in trying to make sure that governments keep a clean environment, have regard for the lifestyles of indigenous peoples, and…

— Mary Robinson

Jim Crow laws stripped blacks of basic rights. Despite landmark civil rights laws, many public schools were still segregated, blacks still faced barriers to…

— Bob Beckel

When victims of crime find the strength to come forward and engage in the criminal justice process we must ensure that they have basic…

— Chris Sununu

[Nicolas Maduro] completely controls the judicial branch, controls the courts, has denied their basic rights and the responsibility that the legislative branch has in…

— Marco Rubio