Privilege Quotes

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Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying. In return, he owes it to his fellow men… — Karl Popper
I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right. — L. Neil Smith
I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment… — Mary Chapin Carpenter
There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown… — Noam Chomsky
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but we are not. Each day, ours is the challenge to access the power of the Atonement… — Russell M. Nelson
When we ponder His voluntary atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege… — Russell M. Nelson
Itâ€™s the privilege of a lifetime for me to work with the most innovative people on Earth. Only Apple can deliver this kind of innovation… — Tim Cook
What a privilege it is to be an American! — Thomas Starr King
If you are a white male, you donâ€™t deserve to live.Â You are a cancer, youâ€™re a disease, white males have never contributed anything positive… — Noel Ignatiev
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
A lesbian woman came up to me and said, â€˜why are you denying me my right?â€™ I said, â€˜well, because itâ€™s not a right.â€™ Itâ€™s… — Rick Santorum
The purpose of love, sex, and marriage is the production and raising of children. But look about you: Most people have no business having children.… — Edward Abbey
All I ask, is the privilege for my masculine part the poet in me.... If I must not, because of my sex, have this freedom...… — Aphra Behn
Discovery is the privilege of the child: the child who has no fear of being once again wrong, of looking like an idiot, of not… — Alexander Grothendieck
It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine. — Anne Sullivan Macy
Can anything be imagined more abhorrent to every sentiment of generosity and justice, than the law which arms the rich with the legal right to… — William C. Bryant
Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature... no one… — William Penn
Politics is the business of getting power and privilege without possessing merit. A politician is anyone who asks individuals to surrender part of their liberty… — P.J. O'Rourke
Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect. — Robert Greene
Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights… — Kay Granger

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