Rights Quotes · Page 262

I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.

— Gal Gadot

The modern position seems only another manifestation of egotism, which develops when man has reached a point at which he will no…

— Richard M. Weaver

Of the many rights of ladies, the best should be to be considered a mother.

— Lin Yutang

Our rights are not absolute. Our rights can be curtailed in the interest of public safety.

— John Kennedy

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress.

— Charles Fourier

We must assiduously protect the voting rights of all Texans and uphold our democratic process.

— Al N. Green

Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees,…

— Victor Hugo

Who, I ask you, can take, dare take, on himself the rights, the duties, the responsibilities of another human soul?

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution…

— Hideki Tojo

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in…

— James Madison

There was not a member of the Constitutional Convention who had the least objection to what is contended for by the advocates…

— George Washington

During times of emergencies, civil crisis, or natural disasters it is important for persons to remain free to exercise their constitutional rights…

— Colleen Hanabusa

Most of us had never seen a sober redneck before, and we have the Reagan Landslide to testify that none of us…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Once the law, properly enacted, is routinely ignored, and ignored with the blessing and the promotion of the political class, then you…

— Rush Limbaugh

The right to carry a gun has nothing to do with the rights of other people.

— Laurie Anderson

The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are…

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault on the protection of the rights of…

— Ed Markey

Families cannot prosper and keep America strong if government becomes a Goliath that preys upon their wealth, usurps their rights, and crushes…

— Ronald Reagan

[Ashcroft vowed to] spare no effort to preserve the rights of all our citizens to pledge allegiance to the American flag.

— John Ashcroft

I do not support individual countries taking military action against another country because of its human rights record, or subsequently justifying taking…

— Mary Robinson

Woman, as Nature has created her and as she is currently reared by man, is his enemy and can only be his…

— Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

If you listen to the debate, [Barack Obama] and [John] McCain said the same thing about gay rights.

— Bill Ayers

Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights.

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

It's ludicrous that my friends in California aren't able to legally get married. It's a civil rights issue. In 20 years we're…

— Busy Philipps

"Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things which are God's." One would like to add: Give…

— Pope Pius XII