Adhere Quote by Tom Stoppard

“A 'human right' is, by definition, timeless. It cannot adhere to some societies and not others, at some times and not at other times.”

Tom Stoppard

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Adhere Cannot Definition Human Other Others Right Societies Some Time Timeless Times

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