The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
Racism is a human problem and a crime that is absolutely so ghastly that a person who is fighting racism is well… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I was paid more for the serialization rights for each book than I got as an advance for my first novel. In… — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
I am a woman's rights. I have as much as any man, and can do as much work as any man. I… — Sojourner Truth Copy Share Image
The Republican program is the profit-protection program for the insurance industry It's a bill of goods, it's a bill of wrongs. Ours… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
All persons who bear the blessed title of parent have the personal responsibility to see that their children are growing up fully… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
America has shown its evil intentions, and the proud Iraqi people cannot accept it. They must defend their rights by any means… — Muqtada al Sadr Copy Share Image
Many people who are forced into emigration suffer and often die tragically; many of their rights are violated, they are obliged to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman with a… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I guess the language that Justice Ginsburg used at the closing of the VMI (United States v. Virginia Military Institute) case is… — Ted Olson Copy Share Image
If any country were indeed filled with men, each thus diligently discharging the duties of his own station without breaking in upon… — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
We need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women's rights, on behalf of the rights of the LGBT… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I believe that those who believe in the power of human rights must find new ways to address economic injustice - and… — Pamela Yates Copy Share Image
Arlen Specter is the man who voted in favor of Bill Clinton during impeachment, voted against Robert Bork for the Supreme Court,… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
We have to remember that the United States has certain principles, certain values that bind us all together, that make us all… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
I'm a firm believer in the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights. I don't think you should infringe on the type… — Gabriel E. Gomez Copy Share Image
We must secure our borders and restore the rule of law, and more than anyone running, Ted Cruz has fought to make… — Sam Graves Copy Share Image
Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. — F. Lee Bailey Copy Share Image
While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned. — Carolyn Maloney Copy Share Image
When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
When you are in the family... you have more rights than when you are asking to join and knocking on the door. — Jacques Chirac Copy Share Image
Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties… — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
51 years ago, when Hillary Clinton was working on the Goldwater campaign, Bernie Sanders was getting locked up for my rights. 50… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
So long as we govern our nation by the letter and spirit of the Bill of Rights, we can be sure that… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Protest is the traditional way that Hong Kongers, who do not have full voting rights, express discontent. — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
The definition of the right of suffrage is very justly regarded as a fundamental article of republican government. — James Madison Copy Share Image
One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, i.e., the nonliving,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone. — Sam Houston Copy Share Image
Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of… — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
I wasn't born a first lady or a senator. I wasn't born a Democrat. I wasn't born a lawyer or an advocate… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We want to defend the rights of Malaysians. We don't want to sell chunks of this country to foreign companies who will… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
The exercise of natural rights has no limits but such as will ensure their enjoyment to other members of society. — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
What is the fate of my people in Kurdistan and Sinjar Mountain? What must be done so Yazidis can have their rights? — Nadia Murad Copy Share Image
No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
The stronger you stand on your principles, the easier it is to fight. The first time, it's tough, but the second time,… — Shaffi Mather Copy Share Image
Many Catholic parishes were segregated prior to the Civil Rights movement, and the first large contingent of African-American Catholic priests would enter… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Countries that want to achieve sustainable growth must cater for diverse forms of work and consider the rights of all workers. — Alain Dehaze Copy Share Image
