Equal Rights Quotes

166 quotes by 141 authors

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people. — Betty Buckley
I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I believe in equality,… — Pamela Anderson
Women have to work much harder to make it in this world. It really pisses me off that women don't get the same opportunities as… — Beyonce Knowles
It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the consequences of his own folly.… — Henry George
No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to… — Thomas Jefferson
All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as… — Chief Joseph
The revolutionists did not succeed in establishing human freedom; they poured the new wine of belief in equal rights for all men into the old… — Suzanne La Follette
The young intellectuals are all chanting, "Revolution, Revolution," but I say the revolution will have to start in our homes, by achieving equal rights for… — Qiu Jin
No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights… — Wendell Willkie
Equality! Where is it, if not in education? Equal rights! They cannot exist without equality of instruction. — Frances Wright
The civil rights of none, shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the… — James Madison
Right now the institution of marriage feels very one-sided, and I want to live in a country where we all have equal rights. I have… — Charlize Theron
I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their… — Sean Penn
He (son Jason) doesn't see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love… — Barbra Streisand
If you look up feminist in the dictionary, it just means someone who believes men and women have equal rights... — Aziz Ansari
We cannot ensure that women will be free of discrimination in the workplace and everywhere as long as women are not universally defended under our… — Carolyn Maloney
Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers… — John Quincy Adams
The golden age of equal rights in Spain was a myth, and belief in it was a result, more than a cause, of Jewish sympathy… — Bernard Lewis
To deny an entire group of people the ability to be legal couples is anti-American and anti-freedom. As a devoted husband and father of two,… — Chris Kluwe
There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up for equal rights… — Greg Louganis

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