Army Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The Declaration has a moral power which is of enormous weight and influence. The statement of the rights represent a goal, or a standard,…

— H. V. Evatt

The Declaration calls us to recognize the inherent equality of all people. And when it becomes unmistakably evident that a government is denying the…

— Mike Crapo

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government…

— Thomas Jefferson

I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more should be added to the list, but I…

— Antonio Tabucchi

The U.S. Declaration of Independence enshrines the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Alas, that is not the case everywhere in…

— Haris Pasovic

The Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the constitutions of the several states, and the organic laws of the territories all alike propose…

— Susan B. Anthony

It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights - the "right" to education, the "right" to health care, the "right" to food and housing.…

— Anonymous

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on…

— Thomas Jefferson

“While the Declaration of Rights was before the National Assembly some of its members remarked that if a declaration of rights were published it…

— Thomas Paine

I will now add what I do not like. First, the omission of a bill of rights providing clearly and without the aid of…

— Thomas Jefferson

Some other natural rights... [have] not yet entered into any declaration of rights.

— Thomas Jefferson

I do not deny the rights of democracy, but I have no illusions as to the uses that will be made of those rights…

— Henri Frederic Amiel