Is the Reformed faith opposed to human rights? Yes, very much so. It is not human rights but Divine law which is… — James B. Jordan Copy Share Image
“But his main character flaw was that of so many French revolutionaries: a zeal for human rights so self-righteous that it translated… — Tom Reiss Copy Share Image
To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start, requiring several amendments, a civil war and momentous social transformation… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
As a writer I have always fought for the right to write. For writing is a time-honored means of communication. Lack of… — Piri Thomas Copy Share Image
Hostility to the Human Rights Act has been present in sections of the Conservative Party since its enactment, and this has grown… — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
The idea of "human rights," for example - sometimes it bothers me. Not in itself, but because the concept of human rights… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all… — Hun Sen Copy Share Image
I want to stress again that human rights are not peripheral to the foreign policy of the United States. Our pursuit of… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has abandoned its role as a champion of human rights and has perpetrated terrible and illegal abuses… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Human beings have rights, because they are moral beings: the rights of all men grow out of their moral nature; and as… — Angelina Grimke Copy Share Image
Look, you are interested in trying to make sure that governments keep a clean environment, have regard for the lifestyles of indigenous… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“A world that confuses luxury with success, has absolutely zero understanding of the human condition. That's why they idolize rich and filthy… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be… — Mort Kondracke Copy Share Image
It might be depressing, but it's also the truth that no one has the power, the money, or the resources to save… — Ashly Lorenzana Copy Share Image
Syria's bloody civil war has arrived in Damascus, as rebels and pro-government forces wage fierce battles in the city's suburban areas. A… — Cbc News Copy Share Image
Terrorist groups share an agenda of authoritarianism, misogyny, and intolerance. They are an affront to the common values encapsulated in the U.N.… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
An online auction to benefit the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, a human rights advocacy group, is selling tea with Alan Greenspan for… — Seth Meyers Copy Share Image
It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely… — Breyten Breytenbach Copy Share Image
To know we are being spied on by our own government, and to have someone else's government collaborating on that, to know… — Sara Harrison Copy Share Image
“Every child born in the world must be considered as deriving its existence from God. The world is this new to him… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Women's rights, men's rights-human rights-all are threatened by the everpresent specter of war so destructive now of human material and moral values… — Rosika Schwimmer Copy Share Image
France, land of human rights and freedoms, was attacked on its own soil by a totalitarian ideology: Islamic fundamentalism. It is only… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is… — Chuck Hagel Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody out there in the media, U.N., human rights organisations, has any moral right whatsoever to level any accusations… — Paul Kagame Copy Share Image
Using human rights commitments more effectively, either as part of negotiations in the WTO or as part of the trade policy review… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
At the State Department, where I oversaw our human rights diplomacy, I often confronted dictatorships like China about their censorship of the… — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
I was against impunity when it comes to human rights violations. But many of us African leaders now want to leave the… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
I can make a joke pointing out that David Cameron told off Sri Lanka for human rights abuses committed with weapons Britain… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
The fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice. Unfortunately, the United States… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year. Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an advisor… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
“• All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We've painted ourselves into a corner where the only choice is real nightmare - triage, epidemic disease, famine, fascism, the collapse of… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
The basic problem affecting the Pakistan today is human rights. Islamic fundamentalists have no roots among the common people and while they… — Abdul Sattar Edhi Copy Share Image
Modern slavery - be it bonded labor, involuntary servitude, or sexual slavery - is a crime and cannot be tolerated in any… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It is, for me, clear that the world needs a United States that is engaged in security issues, in development issues, in… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
I have never criticised the Thai government. I was only invited there to share my experiences of being a young man who… — Joshua Wong 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
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
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