In case after case, President Bush's actions have made American women less safe and less secure -- on the job and on… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
You look at the whole Human Rights questions, I happened to be there at just the right time when the country was… — Birch Bayh Copy Share Image
The basic principles of democracy should be observed whatever the country - principles such as civil liberties, a free market, a free… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It's government's job to respect and protect the rights of the individual. That vision is centrally important to the principle put forth… — Bill Sali Copy Share Image
If we enter into the kind of world that Google likes, the world that Google wants, it's a world where information is… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
I believe everyone should have the same rights. They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I've had the privilege… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
The rights a man arrogates to himself are related to the duties he imposes on himself, to the tasks to which he… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The concept of justice I take to be defined, then, by the role of its principles in assigning rights and duties and… — John Rawls Copy Share Image
“There are many ways to honor America. This book is mine. I have completed this journey of self-education in the belief that… — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get… — Elton John Copy Share Image
The great desideratum in Government is, so to modify the sovereignty as that it may be sufficiently neutral between different parts of… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
As Mazzini said ... it is around the standard of duty rather than around the standard of self-interest that men must rally… — Henry George Copy Share Image
Tell my daughter Elizabeth -- no! Tell all my daughters, everywhere, in all the ages yet to come. Tell them how I… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
A culture is not an abstract thing. It is a living, evolving process. The aim is to push beyond standard-setting and asserting… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
My crime is that I will not go with the multitude to do evil. My singularity is that when I say that… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
The slightest sign of stability is used by local authoritarian leaders to bargain for the sympathies of Western countries that are, for… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
You probably know the name of Rosa Parks. You probably know that her refusal to move to the colored section in the… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
People in this country need to understand when you go to any airport in the United States, you are not protected by… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
Something out of the ordinary course of business is taking place that creates an investment opportunity. The list of corporate events that… — Joel Greenblatt Copy Share Image
The World Wide Web is precisely what we were trying to PREVENT. We long ago foresaw the problems of one-way links, links… — Ted Nelson Copy Share Image
Who are we? And for what are we going to fight? Are we the titled slaves of George the Third? The military… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
North Carolina was on the vanguard of being for [ trans rights ], and that's why we're seeing this push back. The… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“And those rights are not to be lightly infringed upon by government in any way. They’re explicitly protected by the Constitution from… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The world has proclaimed the reign of freedom, especially of late, but what do we see in this freedom of theirs? Nothing… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Freedom isn't the right to do whatever the f*ck you want. Freedom is when you don't have to pay money for anything.… — Isaiah Harden (Me Copy Share Image
The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
We're here, there, not here, not there, swirling like specks of dust, claiming for ourselves the rights of the universe. Being important,… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
(The animal rights movement) should be supported by all Christians. In an ecological universe, every created entity has intrinsic value because all… — Charles Birch Copy Share Image
We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of… — John Dramani Mahama Copy Share Image
In human rights theory it is very important that governments still have the primary responsibility for the standards and provision of such… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
My own experience has taught me not to underestimate the power of those who protest against cruelty. I'd also say that there… — Bette Ford Copy Share Image
So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. We call upon… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“One in three young African American men is currently under the control of the criminal justice system—in prison, in jail, on probation,… — michelle alexander Copy Share Image