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- While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the…
- No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and…
- I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I believe strongly in…
- Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All men (including women)…
- The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us to work to…
- When the United States stands up for human rights, by example at home and by effort abroad, we align ourselves with men and women around…
- So on this Human Rights Day, let us rededicate ourselves to the advancement of human rights and freedoms for all, and pledge always to live…
- I believe there are too many children who need loving parents to deny one group of people adoption rights. A child will benefit from a…
- I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been thrown about, primarily…
- The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but of a strong…
- I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama's long-planned 'change of heart.'…
- What makes us exceptional, what makes us America is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago. We…
- That is our generation's task, to make these works, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every…
- I think the Prime Minister is the first to acknowledge that Malaysia's still got some work to do. Just like the United States, by the…
- The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women. If it's educating its girls, if…
- We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.
- It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States [Constitution], same-sex couples should have the same rights as anybody else.
- The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to make sure that…
- America is a land of big dreamers and big hopes. It is this hope that has sustained us through revolution and civil war, depression and…
- From Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope:" "I am not willing to have the state deny American citizens a civil union that confers equivalent rights…
- We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's…
- What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to…
- I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage -…
- another tradition to politics, a tradition (of politics) that stretched from the days of the country’s founding to the glory of the civil rights movement,…
- No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't use it. Religious…
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- The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material… — Julian Assange
- In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some countries they… — Michelle Bachelet
- Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet
- I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a… — Michele Bachmann
- People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges,… — Michele Bachmann
- Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton
- The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. — Lord Acton
- Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even… — Michael Badnarik
- Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. — F. Lee Bailey
- The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively… — Gerry Adams
- No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal… — Brigitte Bardot