From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics… — Brian Boitano Copy Share Image
My mother saved our home with a minimum wage job. But in the 1960s, a minimum wage job would support a family… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Two presidents pursued human rights policies that were serious and effective: Reagan and George W. Bush. They understood that American support for… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more should be added to the list,… — Antonio Tabucchi Copy Share Image
Right now, American government has stepped back from offering any kinds of protection for human rights and public health. And the fossil… — Annie Leonard Copy Share Image
Lack of accountability weakens the environmental and health rights of citizens; it damages peace- building and reconciliation initiatives; impedes the implementation of… — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually… — Chen Shui-bian Copy Share Image
“Esau sold his birth right, because he wanted a plate of meal. Today, When I look in the news, social media and… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
Look at the Israel-Palestine conflict, for example. If you look at a map from 1947 to now, you'll see that Israel has… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
It was tricky [to write about Israelis], because everyone has an opinion about the Arab - Israeli conflict, and when I first… — Molly Antopol Copy Share Image
“Hypocrisy, double standards, and "but nots" are the price of universalist pretensions. Democracy is promoted, but not if it brings Islamic fundamentalists… — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
“By creating a society in which all people, of all colors, were granted freedom and citizenship, the Haitian Revolution forever transformed the… — Laurent Dubois Copy Share Image
“For the normative self-understanding of modernity, Christianity has functioned as more than just a precursor or catalyst. Universalistic egalitarianism, from which sprang… — Jürgen Habermas Copy Share Image
“The anti-psychiatrists held various, sometimes conflicting views but one particular line of reasoning is attributable to all of them—they all pitched their… — Zbigniew Kotowicz Copy Share Image
“The fact that most states are born of violent upheaval does not, of course, mean that disorder leads to order. In writing… — Philip Gourevitch Copy Share Image
The failure of the family court system in America is a national scandal. Sadly, the mainstream media, whether out of ignorance or… — Garland Waller Copy Share Image
I was raised in a family where we were taught that the best thing you could do with your life was to… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
I'm absolutely, utterly, and completely certain that God wouldn't be homophobic. I'd much rather go to hell - I really would much… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
We control the world basically because we are the only animals that can cooperate flexibly in very large numbers. And if you… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and… — John Bruton Copy Share Image
I've been a war reporter and a human rights defender. A professor and a columnist. A diplomat and - by far most… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
I'm so sick and tired of all this violence, this gun violence. And how could I speak on it - you know… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
Improving the Internet is just one means, albeit an important one, by which to improve the human condition. It must be done… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
Poverty is not only about income poverty, it is about the deprivation of economic and social rights, insecurity, discrimination, exclusion and powerlessness.… — Irene Khan Copy Share Image
I support the rights of all people to practice their religious beliefs privately, but I oppose the idea of respecting religions. In… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
I stated that aboriginals deserve protection under Canada's human rights laws and that the record dollars that the government is spending on… — Pierre Poilievre Copy Share Image
Sudan replaced the U.S. on the U.N. Human Rights Commission joining Syria, and Cuba. So now, the commission members have no interest… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination… — Bob Menendez Copy Share Image
The values of this Western civilization under the leadership of America have been destroyed. Those awesome symbolic towers that speak of liberty,… — Osama bin Laden Copy Share Image
The disgraceful and shameful construction of walls, the increasing enforcement of security systems and increasing violation of human rights and labor rights… — Vicente Fox Copy Share Image
Poverty must be eradicated, the resources of our planet used sustainably, human rights respected, equality between men and women strengthened, HIV/AIDS and… — Goran Persson Copy Share Image
Even after being diagnosed with Covid-19, Bolsonaro fails to take this virus seriously and is directly targeting vulnerable indigenous communities by failing… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity, focus… — Cynthia McKinney Copy Share Image
In the 1980s, I was working to reform the schools in Arkansas. Donald Trump was borrowing $14 million from his father to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
If the Chinese business community takes the Declaration of Human Rights, core labor standards, and environmental standards seriously, the government of China… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
The UN Commission on Human Rights, whose membership in recent years has included countries - such as Libya and Sudan - which… — John Linder Copy Share Image