Bunch Quote by Eqbal Ahmad

People are entitled to believe the government is constantly lying to them, but it isn't.

— Elliott Abrams

In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.

— Nicholas D. Kristof

The thing about talking about human rights is that when one bears in mind the sharp end of it, one does not want to…

— Tom Stoppard

The fight for human rights is about speaking truth to power.

— Mary Robinson

Governments are supposed to lie to their citizens.

— Noam Chomsky

People do not like being lied to, and they do not like having their rights violated. So as soon as [officials] stop making arguments,…

— Edward Snowden

The first piece of advice I would have from my experience is that governments need to be vocal about human rights.

— Amal Clooney

I'm pretty political when it comes to human rights and things like that.

— Peter Krause

The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests.

— Breyten Breytenbach

The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.

— Samantha Power

I think the United States has a nasty human-rights record.

— Ed Schultz

There are still people that have been held for human rights that shouldn't be held for just speaking their mind.

— Amy Klobuchar