Civil rights Quote by Bernard Schaffer

“People need to stand up for their wrongs, as they stand up for their rights.”

— Anthony Liccione

“We can’t say it’s justifiable to deny some people their rights because we personally find something offensive. People have the right to their beliefs…

— Natalie Perry

“My civil rights will not be trampled, and I say this not for me but for my children, and all those who yearn to…

— Glenn Beck

I've always felt very strongly about human rights for blacks, women, and gays. Our Constitution is about equality for all - that's got to…

— Valerie Harper

Homosexuality is not about love, it's not about family, and it's not about civil rights.

— Jesse Lee Peterson

I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who…

— Coretta Scott King

“A group trying to curtail the civil rights of gays and lesbians portrays itself, in this rhetorical twist, as victims of an effort to…

— Chris Hedges

Homosexuals have the right to live however they choose but they cannot redefine marriage for our entire society. The stakes are very high in…

— Mike Johnson

“It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people…

— Harvey Milk

“Universal suffrage in the end does not recognize any of the individual’s rights except the “right” to be alternately oppressor or oppressed.”

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays…

— Barack Obama

If you believe in equality, if you believe in standing up for the rights of all, especially for people most affected by bigotry and…

— Michael Moore