Dr. King organized the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to shut down Washington, D.C. and force legislators to tackle poverty. His efforts… — John Hope Bryant Copy Share Image
Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
“The urge to lie is produced by the contradictions in our lives. We are made to declare love for our country, while… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
If my father was alive today, he would have fought for Kurdish rights — Aleida Guevara Copy Share Image
The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
Through the 1990s, 'Reason' was a voice of 'dissident feminism,' upholding the equal dignity of both sexes and supporting the rights of… — Virginia Postrel 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
My beliefs really haven't changed since I was in government. If anything, it gave me appreciation for how challenging it is for… — Rod Beckstrom Copy Share Image
Production of identity is a resistance element, an aggressive element. Both a refusal and an affirmation and an assertion, and certainly, we… — Mark McMorris Copy Share Image
Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights,… — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
Clericalism is a form of elitism in which some are viewed as having special rights and privileges. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the… — William Hague Copy Share Image
If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
I'm one of the people who believes that our losses were greater than our gains. Because before the Civil Rights movement we… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
Women are very powerful! That's why I believe in women's rights and why I fight for it. — Kenza Fourati Copy Share Image
Our society is obsessed with personal rights, but it will survive only if we adopt personal obligations. — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
When declaring your rights, don't forget your responsibilities. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr Copy Share Image
There are a variety of groups, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, Sierra Club, that are groups that do very good work,… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
“Nobody has the right to not be offended. That right doesn't exist in any declaration I have ever read. If you are… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I hope that the day will come when the system will change and all of the people in Ethiopia will have equal… — Feyisa Lilesa Copy Share Image
You have ceded the concept of your own rights. You've converted them into something you get as a revocable privilege from the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The standing orders of the Parliamentary Party, however, apply to me, apply to every other Member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and… — Ron Davies Copy Share Image
Why should we tell kidnappers, murderers, and embezzlers their rights? If they don't know their rights, they shouldn't be in the business. — Pat Paulsen Copy Share Image
The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights. — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
In most countries, the political class supervises the defense establishment and restrains its leaders from violating human rights or pursuing dangerous, aggressive… — Ronen Bergman Copy Share Image
Ever since taking office, the Obama administration has sought to accommodate Islamist demands that freedom of expression be curbed, lest it offend… — Frank Gaffney Copy Share Image
Every human being has a right to hear what other wise human beings have spoken to him. It is one of the… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Appreciating teachers means transforming the way we think about education and the way we design curriculums. It means protecting the rights of… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose. — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
I think there should be some way to find some kind of reasonable accommodation that allows the state to continue to say,… — Rona Ambrose Copy Share Image
Historically, the court has been the forum to which individuals can turn when they believed their constitutional rights were violated. This has… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
Physical access is one of the very first issues disability rights activists of the 1960s and '70s fought for. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
The Islamists started this war. They explained to us as clearly as General Giap and Ho Chi Minh explained to us why… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
We need a more complex understanding of writers working under authoritarian or repressive regimes. Something to replace this simpleminded, Cold War-ish equation… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
