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
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
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
I love the people of Venezuela. I want that country to have freedom. I want it to have human rights and to… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The best thing America can do to put the Middle East on a path that leads to more democracy, less terrorism, human… — Steve Hilton Copy Share Image
If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as 'human… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“Human rights are being violated on every continent. More people are oppressed than free. How can one not be sensitive to their… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I favor a form of cosmopolitanism that takes nations very seriously, particularly because of the role of national law in sustaining or,… — Kwame Anthony Appiah Copy Share Image
Under the Obama regime, the president and his allies are intentional in pursuing these conflicts from the perspective that you must sacrifice… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
“It has been heart-warming, in the midst of all our sadness, to see a good mix of people from different backgrounds, different… — Widad Akreyi Copy Share Image
The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights. Human rights is the fruit of various civilizations.… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
“Whether we are willing to acknowledge it or not, the Western conception of human rights is really about the practices of other… — Mark Gibney Copy Share Image
Fortunately, America remains a robust democracy, where most individuals are not afraid to speak out. What we have done in Iraq has,… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
And when human rights are being thrown aside, ignored, well, there's no game in progress, that's all -- in spite of the… — L Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
More than 180 countries around the world have ratified CEDAW, some with reservations. While the United States signed the treaty in 1981,… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
The respect for human rights is one of the most significant advantages of a free and democratic nation in the peaceful struggle… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“After all, a Constitution is what the judges say it is. This is bound to be so when a nation adopts a… — Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Copy Share Image
The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy… — Peter Gabriel Copy Share Image
To me the Nobel Peace laureates should not be hosted by a State Department that is continuing with war, removing basic civil… — Mairead Corrigan Copy Share Image
When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
The language of intrinsic human rights represented a significant advance beyond the previous language of world religions in terms of its universal… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
Bhutto's regime is remembered for having one of the worst human rights records in Pakistan's history, and her government did not allow… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
I said that there is considerable alienation among the people of Kashmir which is primarily because of the human rights excesses by… — Prashant Bhushan 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
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
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 U.N. is worse than disaster. The U.N. creates conflicts. Look at the disgraceful U.N. Human Rights Council: It transmits norms which… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
I have come to know a God who has a soft spot for rebels, who recruits people like the adulterer David, the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
There's a worldwide linking of environmental activists, developmental experts and human rights advocates. And they're using the two frameworks, in particular environmental… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The only salvation of the world today... is the rapid dissemination of the basic values of the West, that is, the ideas… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
We live in the age of communication. Write letters to the editor. Speak to your congressman, to your senator. If you are… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
There is no Constitutional issue here. The command of the Constitution is plain. There is no moral issue. It is wrong -… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
It is the West that has liberated women, racial minorities, religious minorities, and gays and lesbians, recognizing and defending their rights. The… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
I think acceptance of human rights is going to progress from one day to the next. I don't think there's going to… — Erskine Caldwell Copy Share Image
