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When the civil rights battle was won, all the Jews and hippies and artists were middle class white people and all the blacks were still… — Jonathan Lethem
The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. — John F. Kennedy
I admire women who can be feminists and fight for women's rights, who believe in our powers as individuals and yet not apologize for beauty. — Olivia Wilde
Human rights, human freedoms, and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world. These values are as powerful as they are because,… — Vaclav Havel
I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to… — Andrew Jackson
If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more success. If you… — Dalai Lama
Like being a woman, like being a racial religious tribal or ethnic minority, being LGBT does not make you less human. And that is why… — Hillary Clinton
As long as we observe love for others and respect for their rights and dignity in our daily lives, then whether we are learned or… — Dalai Lama
Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people from all backgrounds… — Eli Broad
This is the beginning of a social movement in fact and not in pronouncements. We seek our basic, God - given rights as human beings...We… — Cesar Chavez
I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them. — John F. Kennedy
It is fair to judge peoples by the rights they will sacrifice most for. — Clarence Day
Look, if I'd wanted a lecture on the rights of man, I'd have gone to bed with Martin Luther. — Rowan Atkinson
I can't turn around without hearing about some 'civil rights advance'! White people seem to think the black ought to be shouting 'hallelujah'! Four hundred… — Malcolm X
The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all… — John Dickinson
The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the… — Harry S. Truman
The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they… — Ronald Reagan
The clergy, by getting themselves established by law and in-grafted into the machine of government, have been a very formidable engine against the civil and… — Thomas Jefferson
The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreebly to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of their… — George Washington
The civil rights of none, shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the… — James Madison
Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sect. — James Madison
In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. — James Madison
Freedom sees in religion the companion of its struggles and its triumphs, the cradle of its infancy, the divine source of its rights. It considers… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The right to criticize: the right to hold unpopular beliefs; the right to protest; the right of independent thought. The exercise of these rights should… — Margaret Chase Smith
We need common-sense judges who understand our rights were derived from God — George W. Bush

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