Equal Rights Quotes

166 Equal Rights quotes by 141 unique authors

Fundamentalists tell us to fear the specter of special rights for gay citizens, though of course gay Americans aren't after special rights - merely equal… — Sean Faircloth
Gay Marriage isn't Special Rights, it's Equal Rights. 'Special Rights' are for political churches that don't pay taxes. — John Fugelsang
I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I believe strongly in… — Barack Obama
I believe everyone on this planet deserves equal rights to their own pursuit of happiness. — Joel Madden
We who are members of the Communist Party repudiate the exclusive identification of democracy with capitalism. We declare that democracy can be widened, take on… — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
I am above eighty years old; it is about time for me to be going. I have been forty years a slave and forty years… — Sojourner Truth
The Equal Rights Amendment would "turn holy wedlock into holy deadlock." — William Rehnquist
SodaStream is a company that is not only committed to the environment, but to building a bridge to peace between Israel and Palestine, supporting neighbors… — Scarlett Johansson
I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are. — Josh Hutcherson
I believe we are all born equal. You know, we are, whether you're a boy or a girl, you should have the same equal rights. — Michelle Yeoh
Well, I think I’m a feminist, just by the virtue of the fact that I believe in equal rights for everyone. — Daniel Radcliffe
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
The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government. — Thomas Jefferson
Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite… — James Madison
Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sectEqual… — James Madison
The glory of this land has been its capacity for transcending the moral evils of our past. For example, the long struggle of minority citizens… — Ronald Reagan
It is now true that this is God's Country, if equal rights-a fair start and an equal chance in the race of life are everywhere… — Rutherford B. Hayes
Let us labor for the security of free thought, free speech, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and equal rights and privileges for all men, irrespective… — Ulysses S. Grant
For Indigenous Australians, equal rights and citizenship have not always translated into full participation in Australian society. All Indigenous Australians have only been counted in… — Jackie Huggins
Like a majority of Americans in recent years, I came to understand that fear of homosexuality was leading our governments ... to deny the equal… — Ronnie Musgrove
If Harvey [Milk] had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he would want me to say to all the gay and… — Dustin Lance Black
Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't. — Ricky Gervais
Women saying "I'm not a feminist" is my greatest pet peeve. Do you believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same… — Lena Dunham
So many girls out there say, "I'm not a feminist" because they think it means something angry or disgruntled or complaining or they picture, like,… — Taylor Swift
Since the ousting and capture of Saddam Hussein by U.S. forces, civil rights and personal freedoms have been restored in Iraq, as well as equal… — Jim Gerlach

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