Compassion Quote by Tu Weiming

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

“As they cannot be defined univocally, nor irrefutably demonstrated, so-called “human rights” serve as a pretext for the individual who rebels against a positive…

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans…

— Vint Cerf

Society needs both justice and compassion, a head and a heart, if it is to be civilised.

— Julian Baggini

“human rights" cannot serve as a stable, shared basis for morality in a society riven by fundamental disagreement about what "human" means, as is…

— Brad S. Gregory

As a matter of ethics - our broader social life needs to be constrained by law and other devices - resolving at the societal…

— John Kleinig

Human Rights, The essence of Human existence

— DrMohammed Abad Alrazak

The idea of justice - even just dreaming of justice - is revolutionary. The language of human rights tends to accept a status quo…

— Arundhati Roy

Human rights, human freedoms, and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world. These values are as powerful as they are…

— Vaclav Havel

Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and…

— Ronald Reagan

We can never protect the rights by only thinking about our rights. By performing the universal responsibility with a compassionate mind, you can protect…

— Lobsang Tenzin

Human rights are fundamental rights, they are the minimum, the very least we demand. Too often, they become the goal itself. What should be…

— Arundhati Roy