Human Right Quotes

71 Human Right quotes by 60 unique authors

It's a fundamental human right to decide to have children or not to have children. — Gloria Steinem
Our national media refuses to report that even the Supreme Court did not say marriage was a human right in all cases nor did it… — Stockwell Day
All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right. — Jack Kevorkian
The world's urban poor and the illiterate are going to be increasingly disadvantaged and are in danger of being left behind. The web has added… — Tim Berners-Lee
There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral right… — Thomas Szasz
What we are fighting isn't godlessness--this is the most godly country on earth. We aren't even fighting disease. Its poverty. Money for food, medicines... that… — Abraham Verghese
The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the moment of… — Pope Benedict XVI
...all human beings have a right, and duty, to be joyful. Anything that thwarts this spiritual human right goes against the very purpose of human… — Agnivesh
To help people in the third world get educated and learn how to read and write is so important. I mean it is such an… — Eva Green
The right to communicate is a basic human right, and I believe that putting that on every national agenda is very important. — Hamadoun Toure
Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few,… — Ban Ki-moon
There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need… — Vint Cerf
The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right. — Elizabeth Holmes
For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine. — Kailash Satyarthi
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty,… — P.J. O'Rourke
When the shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an economic support… — Dwight David Eisenhower
So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have… — Paul Farmer
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
Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral… — Thomas S Szasz
The roots of all conflicts could be traced to the violation of human rights. When we think of violation of human rights, it need not… — T Joseph Benziger

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