Rights Quotes

Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

We really have to be willing to find out who we are instead of rebelling for the equal rights that we've been denied, that we do deserve.

In this context, the church supports and favors every effort today to seek the full development of the personality of all human beings, and to promote their fundamental rights, their dignity and liberty.

I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.

Finally, fighting for gay rights, speaking out in various places and making friends, men and women, was great.

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.

I've often argued that oil and gas exploration is a state's rights issue. It is abundantly clear that the State of Florida does not want drilling to negatively affect its beaches and shores.

Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive.

I came at age in the '60s, and initially my hopes and dreams were invested in politics and the movements of the time - the anti-war movement, the civil rights movement. I worked on Bobby Kennedy's campaign for president as a teenager in California and the night he was killed.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

Now, I think that in acknowledging that every individual Member of Parliament and indeed every individual member of the Labour Party, has rights to express their view in a spirit of tolerance.

All civil rights and the right to hold office were to be extended to persons of any Christian denomination.

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties.

The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable.

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act.

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to the end of my book.

It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.

But Barack Obama is not a person who would defend the rights and heritage of the European-American people.

I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights.

The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.

In Canada, women's rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality - not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others.

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.

Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.

I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.

The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all.

Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.