Fundamental Human Quotes
36 quotes by 34 authors
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Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right…
— Bob Barr
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right…
— Nelson Mandela
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I guarantee if you walk into 100 spider webs, you will have changed your fundamental human behavior. And you can apply this to anything, And…
— Chris Hadfield
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If I do something I think is new, it will be misunderstood, but if people like it, I will be disappointed because I haven't pushed…
— Rei Kawakubo
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Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can't take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can't…
— Faye Wattleton
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Bill Maher is right to condemn religious practices that violate fundamental human rights. Religious communities must do more to counter extremist interpretations of their faith.…
— Reza Aslan
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We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly…
— Coretta Scott King
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It just seems so fundamental to me. I'm able to marry the person I wanted to marry. That's the fundamental human imperative. Those of us…
— Chelsea Clinton
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We’ve always been involved with issues that deal with the fundamental human rights of people, whether that means the right to political freedom or the…
— Mary Travers
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Whether he is aware of it or not, every human being dwells in tradition and history. Human memory is this constant dwelling in tradition. It…
— Medard Boss
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The health of a society is truly measured by the quality of its concern and care for the health of its members . . .…
— Sadullah Khan
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The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms.
— Stjepan Mesic
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The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial.
— Ali Khamenei
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The worst enemy of humanity is U.S. capitalism. That is what provokes uprisings like our own, a rebellion against a system, against a neoliberal model,…
— Evo Morales
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... the aim of development must be neither producerism not consumerism, but the satisfaction of fundamental human needs, which are not only needs of humanity...
— Manfred Max Neef
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A fundamental element of human nature is the need for creative work, for creative inquiry, for free creation without the arbitrary limiting effects of coercive…
— Noam Chomsky
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Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error.
— Alveda King
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Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right.
— Anthony Horowitz
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Music is a fundamental human right
— Gustavo Dudamel
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The need for love and intimacy is a fundamental human need, as primal as the need for food, water, and air.
— Dean Ornish
Who Wrote These Fundamental Human Quotes
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