Character Quote by Ayn Rand

There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Unless we recognize a higher power to whom we are responsible and who observes and knows our actions, we will not transcend the selfishness…

— Daniel Friedmann

A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.

— Mark Twain

There is, however, one other human right which is infrequently mentioned but which seems to be destined to become very important: this is the…

— Albert Einstein

The first step to be taken by everyone who wishes to act morally is to decide not to act according to the general customs…

— Jacques Maritain

The right to life is the first among human rights.

— Pope Francis

“The first duty of a human being is to assume the right relationship to society -- more briefly, to find your real job, and…

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

What's a man's first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.

— Henrik Ibsen

The first duty of man is to support himself - to see to it that he does not become a burden. His next duty…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal…

— Joseph Priestley

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job,…

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The first duty of man is to take none of the principles of conduct upon trust; to do nothing without a clear and individual…

— William Godwin