Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth. — Liu Xiaobo Copy Share Image
“No matter how pathetic or pitiful, every human is fated to have one moment in their lives in which they can change… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal. — Miroslav Lajcak Copy Share Image
“There are no gods, no nations, no money and no human rights, except in our collective imagination.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Many of us persons of the tinted persuasion care about human rights and artistic freedom too.” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The Muslim world suffers from internal divisions, antidemocratic practices, and the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms. — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
When a family is involved in a human rights movement, as in the Mexican- American family, there is little room for a… — Enriqueta Longauex-Vasquez Copy Share Image
By the time I joined the Obama administration in 2014, it was widely expected that the president of the United States would… — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
I heard an Israeli speaking on Palestinian human rights issues, an interesting guy, and he said 'There's no military solution to terrorism.… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
We have a greedy cycle where Human Rights Commissions fine citizens in order to pay their own salaries so they can employ… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century... unwilling to witness or permit the slow… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Since he took power over half a century ago, Fidel Castro proved to be a brutal dictator who must always be remembered… — Bob Menendez Copy Share Image
We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
America is just so weird in what they think is right and wrong. Like, I was watching 'Breaking Bad' the other day,… — Miley Cyrus Copy Share Image
The rationale for universal compassion is based on the same principle of spiritual democracy. It is the recognition of the fact that… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. And… — Haile Selassie I Copy Share Image
“There was a problem: No one cared about human rights anymore, not at home or abroad. They cared about growth--hoped for and… — Daniel Alarcón Copy Share Image
“A human rights activist is the worst type of person to mess with. If I can choose an enemy between the worst… — Iveta Cherneva Copy Share Image
“Teaching and learning _religious plurality often ends up privileging religious _texts_ over _practice_ and largely ignoring the social and historical contexts and… — Namsoon Kang Copy Share Image
In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of… — David Levering Lewis Copy Share Image
“This means that when you see godless world leaders wreaking havoc, spewing out threats, killing their own people, trampling basic human rights,… — Mark Hitchcock Copy Share Image
For many Mexican human rights defenders, confronting the military does not end so well. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this. — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life. — Oren Lyons Copy Share Image
You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis. — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
“Fundamental values (such as equality and human rights) should not be held hostage to some factual conjecture about blank slates that might… — Stephen Pinker Copy Share Image
A binding treaty and mandatory human rights due diligence would clean up slavery in global supply chains. Workers demand it, and consumers… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation. — Irene Khan Copy Share Image
I stand for humanity, no creeds or religion, I defend human rights and will continue to do till the day that I… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests. — Breyten Breytenbach Copy Share Image
“If truth and moral values are relative, one cannot claim that certain human rights are universally applicable to all cultures and all… — Stephen McAndrew Copy Share Image
Canada has a stand on human rights in many places, just not when Donald Trump violates them in Latino neighbourhoods. — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
It's in the hands of activists to expand the universal concept of human rights to include homosexuals. Once they persuade the people,… — Park Won-soon Copy Share Image
We can never afford to be complacent; there is no such thing as security when it comes to human rights. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I thought of running for office when I was in law school, but I wanted to work on human rights. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
We must not allow the practices of an anti-democratic State that abuses the powers of government to violate the human rights of… — Leopoldo Lopez Copy Share Image
