I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think worldwide, the movement has been towards accepting and respecting the individuality and the rights of gay people, lesbians and transgender… — Kabir Bedi Copy Share Image
Human rights are particularly cherished by the West, which has never acknowledged economic rights. Human rights mean freedom from politcal oppression, tyranny… — Jeremy Seabrook Copy Share Image
The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
It's just in Washington we're talking about equal rights for gay people, civil liberty to smoke marijuana, taking care of the environment,… — Rick Steves Copy Share Image
Although Christianity has a poor record on animals (as it does, it must be said, on the treatment of slaves, women, children,… — Andrew Linzey Copy Share Image
Old ideas die hard. We've had thousands of years of women having almost no rights. Parts of the world are in a… — Kathe Kollwitz Copy Share Image
If we're going to preach about democracy we're going to have to make difficult decisions. We're not going to sell our values… — Bill Delahunt Copy Share Image
Freedom of the press, freedom of association, the inviolability of domicile, and all the rest of the rights of man are respected… — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction; how to be secured in the equal exercise of those rights… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North… — Sheila Jackson Lee Copy Share Image
In any event, any person from 2.0 down on the Tone Scale should not have, in any thinking society, any civil rights… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
There's a pattern of the pathway opening in a certain way. We stared thinking, there's so many wonderful films about civil rights… — Marisa Tomei Copy Share Image
There was a time when most Americans held to the notion that the only sure and secure foundation for freedom was God… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
As an actor, you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don't see why that… — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
There are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can't be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they're… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality,… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not - and is not - a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the… — Jacob G. Hornberger Copy Share Image
The Republican Party supported the Equal Rights Amendment before the Democratic Party did. But what happened was that a lot of very… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny.… — Steve Stockman Copy Share Image
The farmer, as conceived and portrayed by me in 'Upkar' is a modern, educated one. He is socially conscious, aware of his… — Manoj Kumar Copy Share Image
A hastily written "Civil Rights Act" was rushed through Congress. President Andrew Johnson immediately vetoed it, noting that the right to confer… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. We call upon… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Judge Samuel Alito was born and raised in the great state of New Jersey. Our state has a legacy of producing outstanding… — Frank Lautenberg Copy Share Image
I don't think it's a lack of will. I think it's an issue of what people view as constitutional rights under the… — Rod Beckstrom Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence to which these great men affixed their signatures is much more than a political document. It constitutes a… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
A corporation is simply a form of organization used by human beings to achieve desired ends... Protecting the free-exercise rights of corporations… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
Mr. President, the cause of this great discontent in the country, the cause of the evils which we now suffer and which… — John J. Crittenden Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as "the right to enslave".A nation can do it , just as a man can become a… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
People who want to come to this country don't have constitutional rights. Once they get here, they do. But coming here is… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
China is a developing country with a huge population, and also a developing country in a crucial stage of reform. In this… — Hu Jintao Copy Share Image
The deliberate weakening of the labour movement by the machinations of market fundamentalists, gaining momentum during the periods when Margaret Thatcher led… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
“Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
