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- Abortion is a moral right-which should be left to the sole discretion of the woman involved; morally, nothing other than her wish in the matter…
- Then no rightful cause was left, and the pain of anger was turning into the shameful pain of submission. He had no right to condemn…
- Who was it that said he needed a fulcrum? Give me an unobstructed right-of-way and I'll show them how to move the earth!
- There are two principles on which all men of intellectual integrity and good will can agree, as a 'basic minimum,' as a precondition of any…
- Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function…
- There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
- Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate one's rights into reality, to think, to…
- When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong,…
- The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists.
- The political function of 'the right of free speech' is to protect dissenters and unpopular minorities from forcible suppression - not to guarantee them the…
- Can you sacrifice a few? When those few are the best? Deny the best its right to the top--and you have no best left. What…
- Within the extent of your knowledge, you are right.
- What is morality, she asked. Judgement to distinguish right and wrong, vision to see the truth, and courage to act upon it, dedication to that…
- There's something I want you to know,' said Cherryl, her voice taut and harsh, 'so that there won't be any pretending about it. I'm not…
- The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and…
- At first, man was enslaved by the gods. But he broke their chains. Then he was enslaved by the kings. But he broke their chains.…
- Every form has its own meaning. Every man creates his meaning and form and goal. Why is it so important - what others have done?…
- The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man's first duty is to himself. His moral law is never to place his…
- I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life.
- She fell asleep, lying there, her hand clasping his. Her last awareness, before she surrendered the responsibility of consciousness, was the sense of an enormous…
- I do not seek the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as…
- It was beautiful and rare, and you have every right to despise me." She stood pressed to the wall, not moving. "When you came in,…
- Everyone has the right to make his own decisions, but none has the right to force his decision on others.
- I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy.…
- No man can have a right to impose an unchosen obligation , an unrewarded duty or an involuntary servitude on another man. There can be…
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