Human Right Quotes

71 quotes by 62 authors

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
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. — Kofi Annan
There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic human… — P.J. O'Rourke
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
The Society is based on that great bottom law of human right, that nothing but crime can forfeit liberty. That no condition of birth, no… — Theodore Dwight Weld
My vision for the future? Two things: to make credit a human right so that each individual human being will have the opportunity to take… — Muhammad Yunus
Credit is a human right that should be treated as a human right. If credit can be accepted as a human right, then all other… — Muhammad Yunus
As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our… — Dalai Lama
We in Europe ... do not consider the freedom to buy weapons a human right. — Gisela Kallenbach
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth. — Jimmy Carter
I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to… — A.C. Grayling
There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
And we who have toiled for freedom's law, have we sought for freedom's soul? Have we learned at last that human right is not a… — John Boyle O'Reilly
It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be… — Kofi Annan
You donâ€™t need to be a completely complete human right now â€¦ Thatâ€™s what makes you human. — Tavi Gevinson
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
I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility. — Imelda Marcos
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
Every social trait labelled masculine or feminine is in truth a human trait. It is our human right to develop and contribute our talents whatever… — Wilma Scott Heide
The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself. — Pope Francis

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