Rights Quotes · Page 16

Capitalism is based on individual rights - not on the sacrifice of the individual to the 'public good' of the collective.

— Ayn Rand

So many girls out there say, "I'm not a feminist" because they think it means something angry or disgruntled or complaining or…

— Taylor Swift

The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual,…

— Ronald Reagan

Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets…

— Muhammad Ali

Money is speech. It's incongruous to say a multimillionaire can spend as much on his own campaign as he wants, but you…

— Roger Stone

The term 'human rights defender,' incidentally, isn't something I or my attorneys came up with. Personally, I find it a little embarrassing.

— Ward Churchill

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; second, to liberty; third, to property; together with…

— Samuel Adams

Women need to take charge of their lives and be as dynamic and active as they can be. I know that some…

— Amy Poehler

Democracies have been, and governments called, free; but the spirit of independence and the consciousness of unalienable rights, were never before transfused…

— Sarah Josepha Hale

You can't lie down when people come on to use you, you have to stand up for your rights too.

— Sonny Barger

Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American…

— Jimmy Carter

In Connecticut, we have passed some of the strongest anti-gun-violence laws in the nation. We don't restrict anybody's Second Amendment rights.

— Chris Murphy

I care about people's human rights and, as a country, we have a very proud record indeed. But I'm also realistic about…

— John Key

“If citizens are punished instantly for breaking the laws, then politicians should also be punished immediately for breaking the promises.”

— Amit Kalantri

The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue…

— Patrick Pearse

We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of…

— Andrew Aydin

I charge [my sons] never to let the motives of private interest or ambition to influence them to betray, nor the terrors…

— George Mason

We support President Truman's civil rights program.

— Eugenie Anderson

I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing.' I like 'Swamp Thing.' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would…

— Joel Silver

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is…

— Susan Rice

Let us not forget that among [women's] rights is the right to speak freely.

— Hillary Clinton

Bill of Rights was Madison, I'm going with Madison.

— Tim Kaine

Protesters can't violate First Amendment rights. Only the government can do that.

— Kirsten Powers

When human beings are regarded as moral beings, sex, instead of being enthroned upon the summit, administering upon rights and responsibilities, sinks…

— Angelina Grimke

You can believe in women's rights without believing that every woman is right.

— Ellen Goodman