Rights are not self-evident. They're not unalienable. They are subject to modification just like anything else. — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
I was against impunity when it comes to human rights violations. But many of us African leaders now want to leave the… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not some imported American privilege. — Michael Anti Copy Share Image
When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred… — Marquis De Lafayette Copy Share Image
Of course you got rights, the law's on your side, but sometimes the law takes a long time to kick in and… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Using human rights commitments more effectively, either as part of negotiations in the WTO or as part of the trade policy review… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Hong Kong is not just a global financial center. It's also a place with a lot of teens and youth who love… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
My heart beats red, white, and blue. And with patriotism it aches Generally, I believe in democracy, freedom and civil rights But… — John Walter Bratton Copy Share Image
Like a majority of Americans in recent years, I came to understand that fear of homosexuality was leading our governments ... to… — Ronnie Musgrove Copy Share Image
The moment a mere numerical superiority by either states or voters in this country proceeds to ignore the needs and desires of… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering… — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
The Czech Republic is a dynamic United Nations Member State, active on the Human Rights Council, contributing to the peaceful settlement of… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Being kind to animals is not enough. Avoiding cruelty is not enough. Housing animals in more comfortable, larger cages is not enough.… — Tom Regan Copy Share Image
Historically, the court has been the forum to which individuals can turn when they believed their constitutional rights were violated. This has… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
Following World War II, the U.S. was the architect of the UN system, and the world financial system, and the Human Rights… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
I care deeply about women's rights. I have been an outspoken advocate for them for many years and as secretary of state… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Why, I say, that to tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection; it is plunder, and I… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
We should remember that the Declaration of Independence is not merely a historical document. It is an explicit recognition that our rights… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My excellent colleagues have forgotten these bitter lessons of history. The prospect of tyranny may not grab the headlines the way vivid… — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
Wherever the title of streets and parks may rest, they have immemorially been held in trust for the use of the public… — Jason Epstein Copy Share Image
Young women you will be the ones who will provide the example of virtuous womanhood and motherhood. You will continue to be… — Elaine S. Dalton Copy Share Image
The future of the Democratic Party, the future of this country is involving young people in the political process, getting them to… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Old age is never honored among us, but only indulged, as childhood is; and old men lose one of the most precious… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“If you're not won with your own capabilities then don't stand in others success. Because you don't have rights to stand there.” — M Saravana Kumar Copy Share Image
Regardless of their religious observance, citizens can and should unite around universal human rights and freedoms, and democratically oppose those who violate… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
In this new millennium it is more important to defend the rights of the Mother Earth to guarantee human rights. — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I'm going to stand up for what [Donald Trump] says and does that is threatening to Americans, to the lives of Americans,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream! — Leon Bourgeois Copy Share Image
I am not necessarily my clients. I will seek to defend them, to vindicate their rights but that doesn't mean that I… — Eugene Scalia Copy Share Image
Each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights… — David Boaz Copy Share Image
Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Your mind is totally controlled, it has been stuffed into my mold. And you will do as you are told, until the… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
My life is about being a civil rights activist. That's my life. Whoever you are, everyone, we either have civil rights or… — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
[A ruler is merely] the trustee of the rights of other men and he must always stand in dread of having in… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Missing from the national conversation are voices of pro-immigration reformers and civil rights leaders, who can speak on behalf of those who… — Andrew Lam Copy Share Image
I've been an animal rights activist and a vegan for 28 years. The entire time, I've asked myself: How do I best… — Moby Copy Share Image
I knew Rita Hayworth only enough to know that she was just a tender, sensitive, beautiful human being. A lovely person. Very… — Kim Novak Copy Share Image
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