Doe Quote by Edward Abbey

To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled -…

— Oscar Wilde

“You have the right to action, but not to the fruits of action”: each of us has the obligation to act rightly, but no…

— Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

We are under a moral obligation to do our best to realize the best that human beings can be. To neglect that obligation is…

— Charles Murray

We have not only the right, but a specific duty, to honestly and unflinchingly look at all aspects of our world, both the one…

— Michael Light

Rights are not easy to obtain, and once we understand this, we must work attentively and persistently - and never become careless or lazy.

— Malalai Joya

Yes, we have the freedom to do what we please, but it only works because we don't do everything we might please - we…

— Tammy Bruce

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm…

— John Stuart Mill

We live in the age of "Everything Has Rights." Now, I'm not denying that the concept of rights is valid, but I wonder Â……

— John Rosemond

Our human responsibility for animal rights, plant rights, and the rights of the earth to its health and wholeness is self-evident. Whatever our beliefs…

— Densey Clyne

We cannot be held to what is beyond our strength and means; for at times the accomplishment and execution may not be in our…

— Michel de Montaigne

There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the…

— Anonymous