Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Gay People can’t do this. Women shouldn’t be able to that. But touch my semiautomatic rifle and you’re attacking my rights.
The connection between women's human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development and peace is increasingly apparent.
And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it's natural that human rights come first.
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.
The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial.
The constitution of Soviet Russia must insure equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex, creed, race, or nationality.
Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.
Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.
The basis of human rights is happy life. Everyone wants to lead a happy life for which we need to have a holistic approach.
We respect women and don't insult them by saying all they care about is reproductive rights. All issues are women's issues.
The way some were entrapped into lives of prostitution, the way that something like marriage could rob them of their rights.
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz
Out of the performance of duties flow rights, and those that knew and performed their duties came naturally by their rights.
I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day.
This sort of people are so taken up with their theories about the rights of man that they have totally forgotten his nature.
I am in favor, heartily in favor, of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and I owe my allegiance to my country at all times.
What would constitute useful history? That which should teach us our duties and our rights, without appearing to teach them.
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome my fear.
For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.
My job is to try to advance American foreign policy, to try to advance the president's agenda on democracy and human rights.
Without Country you have neither name, token, voice, nor rights, no admission as brothers into the fellowship of the Peoples.
Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.
For what people have always sought is equality before the law. For rights that were not open to all alike would be no rights.
To support those of your rights authorized by Heaven, destroy everything rather than yield; that is the spirit of the Church.
We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights-older than our political parties, older than our school system.
I agree, and a lot of people even within my own party want to give certain rights to people on watch lists and no- fly lists.
Punjab believes that every province has equal rights, and when all provinces will make progress, Pakistan will make progress.
My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being.
Any violation of civil rights will be aggressively pursued and prosecuted by my administration. No one will be above the law.
Never say never. When love happens, it just happens. The industry is full of nice people, and there are no rights and wrongs.
I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.
Courts of equity have always considered it of the greatest possible importance that parties should not sleep on their rights.
There were many groups working for women's rights, but none of them dealt with the root cause of women's oppression-religion.
My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul.
I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up or take a knee for your rights - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.
I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.
Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times.
Toleration in religion was one of the great rights of man, and a man ought never to be deprived of what was his natural right.
The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.
I grew up as a discriminated minority in a dictatorship, so obviously the issue of human rights is a matter of concern for me.
The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.
The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.
I think that the thing that we learned back in the day of the Civil Rights Movement is that you do have to keep on keeping on.
Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.
No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act.