Sharing experience and building public support for the full range of rights is more powerful than legal cases. — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
At the height of the Cold War, when Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviets and their allies and satellites did not shirk… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
Ants are good citizens; they place group interest first. But they carry it so far, they have few or no political rights.… — Clarence Day Copy Share Image
When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans… — Ted Olson Copy Share Image
Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human rights. — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
I fell in love with the book [ Brief Interviews with Hideous Men] and always wanted to do something with and fought… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
For the coming of that day shall I fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For the freedom of Man.… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
You have the rights to arbitrarily break someone's heart, play with their feelings, rape them, or even kill them. But be sure… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
Conservatism is about the basic rights of individuals. God created us. As far as the government goes, the Founding Fathers based the… — Joe Wurzelbacher Copy Share Image
For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, "You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
We Americans think we enjoy self-government. We have all the trappings of self-government, like elections. But in reality, we have gradually lost… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
I don't understand the United Nations. They have selected Iran to sit on the U.N.'s women's rights panel. Iran! Also on the… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. I… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Is it not the glory of the people of America, that whilst they have paid a decent regard to the opinions of… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It was from America that the plain ideas that men ought to mind their business, and that the nation is responsible to… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Suzanne had a room on a waterfront street in the port of Montreal. Everything happened just as it was put down. She… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
Everybody have equal rights to a life of full flourishing. Philosophy slowly, slowly has given us arguments saying, look, you already committed… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
Politics deals with externals: borders, wealth, crimes. Authentic forgiveness deals with the evil in a persons heart, something for which politics has… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A: Snowden has enough information to cause more damage to the US government in a minute alone than anyone else has ever… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The issues that I think matter, that I think resonate with the voters are, No. 1, defending our freedoms, defending the Constitution… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
“If citizens are punished instantly for breaking the laws, then politicians should also be punished immediately for breaking the promises.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Copy Share Image
Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
A person in power should never use his position to intimidate citizens from exercising their rights. — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
Rarely in my 45 years as a civil rights lawyer have I been so angry about an injustice as I am about… — Morris Dees Copy Share Image
I urge everyone - men, boys, women and girls - to join me in standing up for girls' rights with Plan U.K. — Lena Headey Copy Share Image
“Stand up for who you are. Respect your Self and ignite the divine sparks in you. Access your powers. Choose your rights… — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless… — Binyavanga Wainaina Copy Share Image
The Court today completes the process of converting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from a guarantee that race… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Natural rights is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible rights, rhetorical nonsense—nonsense upon stilts. — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or… — Alfred Marshall Copy Share Image
No bill of sexual rights can hold its own against the lawless, untamable landscape of the erotic imagination. — Daphne Merkin Copy Share Image
stop spying on the lawful citizenry. Democracy and dossiers go ill together. It is all right for God but all wrong for… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
I'm proud to be among a bipartisan group of state attorneys general who consistently advocate against government infringement of Americans' Second Amendment… — Pam Bondi Copy Share Image
I had advocated the establishment of a Negro industrial commission. I had gestured against the growth of monopoly power. I had introduced… — Emanuel Celler Copy Share Image
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