Cats don't fight for their rights; they take them for granted. They have a right to be fed, watered, stroked on demand… — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
'Rights' are granted; 'duties' are enforced. To speak of rights and duties is to think in terms of authority. — Laurance Labadie Copy Share Image
“Now I know of only two methods of establishing equality in the political world; every citizen must be put in possession of… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Our rights are not granted by governments. They are inherent to our nature. But it's entirely the opposite for governments: their privileges… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Think of the undying glory that hangs around the ancient name of Africa and forget not that you are native-born American citizens,… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
Rights are either God-given as part of the divine plan, or they are granted by government as part of the political plan.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The decisions we make about the Internet don't affect just the Internet – they are answers to basic questions about the relationship… — Mike Godwin Copy Share Image
No guarantees come with children's liberation. But neither the promise of great benefits to all nor the prediction of great difficulties ahead… — Richard Farson Copy Share Image
I believe that it is my job to fight for the rights of others to have the same rights that I take… — Michael Skolnik Copy Share Image
We were born with natural rights. We don't need civil rights. [African-Americans] don't need civil rights. They don't need them. They have… — Chuck Woolery Copy Share Image
Whenever you get involved with talking about rights, you're talking about being a citizen. You're talking about being a citizen in capitalism;… — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image