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Rights Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke
- Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's not entitlement. An entitlement…
- If we're going to improve the environment, the first thing we should do is duck the government. The second thing we should do is quit…
- It had never occurred to us that the Kremlin's new anti-booze campaign would apply to journalists. Now, that's a human-rights violation.
- Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a living wage. These things are…
- Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite…
- Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.
- War diminishes both civil and economic rights.
- For decades in America, there has been an effort to ensure that the rights of those who are not sane are the same as the…
- Nancy Pelosi says the angry opposition to health care reform is like the angry opposition to gay rights that led to Harvey Milk being shot.
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