Charter Quotes

126 quotes by 104 authors

In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty.… — James Madison
The Declaration of Independence . . . [is the] declaratory charter of our rights, and the rights of man. — Thomas Jefferson
Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of God and nature,… — James Otis
The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. — Kofi Annan
Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers… — Nadine Gordimer
The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)....Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth… — Colin Powell
Nothing but widespread suffering will produce any effect on Congress... Our only safety is in pursuing a steady course of firm restriction - and I… — Nicholas Biddle
We can understand that people, seeing this anti-charter slander by certain media, end up thinking â€˜Oh God, am I right to support the charter? Am… — Bernard Drainville
The evidence of [the] natural right [of expatriation], like that of our right to life, liberty, the use of our faculties, the pursuit of happiness,… — Thomas Jefferson
The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of our being, and… — Thomas Jefferson
If the charter of your liberties entails death and despair for untold multitudes, then it is nothing but a license for slaughter. — Amitav Ghosh
Peace does not rest in charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of the people. — John F. Kennedy
It is the sacred principles enshrined in the United Nations charter to which the American people will henceforth pledge their allegiance. — George H. W. Bush
Is it not obvious that Britain, under the regime of Tony Blair, has ceased to respect the Charter of the United Nations? — Robert Mugabe
Only through womenâ€™s full and equal participation in all areas of public and private life can we hope to achieve the sustainable, peaceful and just… — Ban Ki-moon
Nothing you can lose by dying is half as precious as the readiness to die, which is man's charter of nobility. — George Santayana
As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him. — Ignatius of Antioch
Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government can't do to… — Barack Obama
For all professional pilots there exists a kind of guild, without charter and without by-laws. it demands no requirements for inclusion save an understanding of… — Beryl Markham
The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to… — Christopher Dawson

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