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Rights Quotes by Jimmy Carter
- America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
- Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.
- At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.
- For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the…
- I think all Americans believe in human rights. And health is an often overlooked aspect of basic human rights. And it's one that's easily corrected.…
- I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able…
- We can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will never be used,…
- The founding of our Nation was more than a political event; it was an act of faith, a promise to Americans and to the entire…
- I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the…
- I want to stress again that human rights are not peripheral to the foreign policy of the United States. Our pursuit of human rights is…
- Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere. Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies…
- I have been in love with the Palestinian people for many years. I have two great-grandsons that are rapidly learning about the people here and…
- Our goals are the same, to have a just system of economics and politics, to let the people of the world share in growth, in…
- Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
More Rights Quotes
- 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