The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I'm a human rights person. I don't think people should be unfair to men or women. — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
America didn't invent human rights. Those rights are common to all people: nations, cultures, and religions cannot choose to simply opt out… — John McCain Copy Share Image
It takes courage to speak up against complacency and injustice while others remain silent. But that's what leadership is. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If the equality of individuals and the dignity of man be myths, they are myths to which the republic is committed. — Howard Mumford Jones Copy Share Image
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights. — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
“WE KNOW YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS... IN THE TERROR FOREST! WE HOPE FOR MOONLIGHT!” — Widad Akrawi 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
“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,… — United Nations Copy Share Image
In both Burma and Laos, we have engaged countries that were once adversaries, and will continue to do so in ways that… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
We know, at least, that this decision (ending factory farming) will help prevent deforestation, curb global warming, reduce pollution, save oil reserves,… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
As much as I cherish our family holidays, I've never taken my daughter out of school for a vacation because, the last… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
When Google went into China, there were some people who said they shouldn't compromise at all - that it is very bad… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
How can human rights be ever developed for the majority of Chinese people? The only way is to organize. To organize workers,… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
“The reality [of what life was like for the whole of our species for at least 90 percent of its history] was… — Chris Harman Copy Share Image
The drafting of a legally binding instrument concerning the human rights impacts of the activities of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
The international human rights framework is a vital component and engine for promoting global values. Governments have signed up to this international… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
If you ask a Saudi Imam why women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, he'll say, 'Because Islam demands it.' But that's absurd,… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“One would hope that if the world woke up to such a reality, it would swiftly acknowledge and respond to the disaster—but… — Gary A. Haugen Copy Share Image
Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
If America is to be the land of opportunity and the beacon of hope that we claim, our immigration policies must be… — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
“Whether you consider yourself an economic veteran or novice, now is the time to uncover the economic graffiti that lingers in all… — Kate Raworth Copy Share Image
I want to study law, become a lawyer, and work in Afghanistan for human rights. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share Image
Psychiatry does not commit human rights abuse. It is a human rights abuse. — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically. — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
The valuation of profit over people impedes human rights across much of the world. — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image