Human Right Quotes

71 quotes by 60 authors

Every man, woman, and responsible child has an unalienable individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right to obtain, own, and carry, openly or concealed, any weapon… — L. Neil Smith
We have, as all will agree, a free Government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man. In this great… — Abraham Lincoln
Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury… — Simon Sinek
The notion of human right builds on our shared humanity. These rights are not derived from the citizenship of any country, or the membership of… — Amartya Sen
The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right. — Lewis Gordon
We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
If a man has the right to self-ownership, to the control of his life, then in the real world he must also have the right… — Murray Rothbard
The health of a society is truly measured by the quality of its concern and care for the health of its members . . .… — Unknown Author
Such a little thing really, a kiss... most people don't give it a moment's consideration. They kiss on meeting, they kiss on parting, that simple… — Sarah Kay
Anyone who says that economic security is a human right, has been to much babied. While he babbles, other men are risking and losing their… — Rose Wilder Lane
If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right? — Paul Farmer
The freedom to share one's insights and judgments verbally or in writing is, just like the freedom to think, a holy and inalienable right of… — Unknown Author
What we're about is the belief that access to affordable and real-time health information is a basic human right, and it's a civil right. — Elizabeth Holmes
Due to the oath I swore to the constitution when I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, by virtue of the universal human right… — Adam Kokesh
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and… — Kofi Annan
We have invented a new human right here - the right to return home after a war. — Paddy Ashdown
Healthcare should be a human right and not a commodity for sale. — Jim Wallis
Education is a human right with immense power to transform — Kofi Annan
For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right. — Kofi Annan
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right. — Aretha Franklin

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