Dichotomy Quote by Ayn Rand

I typically don't use the distinction 'positive' and 'negative' liberty, because negative sounds bad and positive sounds good, and I don't think that the…

— Randy Barnett

Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate one's rights into reality, to think,…

— Ayn Rand

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.

— Abraham Lincoln

“Nonviolence simply cannot defend property rights over human rights.”

— David T. Dellinger

We hold that the ownership of private property is the right and privilege of every American citizen and is one of the foundation stones…

— John Rarick

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.

— Potter Stewart

Today the environmental movement has become opposed to issues of justice. You can see this in the way issues are framed. It's a permanent…

— Vandana Shiva

“Political rights do not exist because they have been legally set down on a piece of paper, but only when they have become the…

— Rudolf Rocker

True rights, such as those in our Constitution, or those considered to be natural or human rights, exist simultaneously among people. That means exercise…

— Walter E. Williams

Yes, we've cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health care and…

— Hillary Clinton

“My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist.”

— Joe Biden

I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived from the…

— Joe Biden