Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers had fought and died for.

You’re under arrest for multiple counts of murder. You have the right to not much at all, really. Do you have anything to say in your defense?

Our true nature is one of innocence and freedom to choose how we live. We need to be brave enough not to give that away. Don’t give up on your right to, and sense of,...

I’ve often observed that women can be the weakest link in women’s rights.

My work has been in the field of engaged Buddhism. That is my own practice, which began in 1965 that formed the base for the work I was doing in the civil rights and anti-war...

I work for the Global Fund for Women, an organization that is actively supporting women’s rights groups in 160 countries around the world.

The notion of obligations comes before that of rights, which is subordinate and relative to the former. A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds,...

You don’t go on bended-knee to petition the official culture for your rights. You have to take them.

I swear that while I live I will do what little I can to preserve and to augment the liberties of man, woman, and child.It is a question of justice, of mercy, of honesty, of...

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

Well, this is an unfortunate part of the UN institution. It’s the – the theater of the absurd. It doesn’t only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi’s...

But whether the risks to which liberty exposes us are moral or physical our right to liberty involves the right to run them. A man who is not free to risk his neck as an...

Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable

You have no right to be silenced.

We are on the lookout for criminal and terrorist activity but we do not – nor will we ever – monitor ideology or political beliefs. We take seriously our responsibility to protect the civil rights...

Brand-name drugs have no competition, since the government grants them very long, exclusive marketing rights.

Political rights do not originate in parliaments; they are, rather, forced upon parliaments from without. And even their enactment into law has for a long time been no guarantee of their security. Just as the...

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

And Pride? There is absolutely no pride in being used and cast aside every twelve-weeks for someone equally replaceable. Do you see pride on the faces of people on Workplace? I don’t. I see worry,...

This is why we all fight so hard. Not just for the vote, but for an equal opportunity in the world. A vote is a voice. I think you underestimate yourself, Queenie. This is your...

But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin.”In fact,’ said Mustapha Mond, ‘you’re claiming the right to be unhappy.’...

I have not stopped water when it should run. I have not made a cutting in a canal of running water.

Gentlemen respect the rights of others. They are honorable men.

All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property

Peace of mind comes when we exercise our right to be honest, especially with ourselves.

What I am is a proud humanist. Atheism says what I don’t accept, humanism says what I do.” – Nathan Phelps

My rights are not derived from any government. My rights are not denied by any majority. My rights are because I exist.

The rights we have as free individuals is the right to choose as we please.

The sin of quick anger is an idol of the heart that is not dying to our own rights.

I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net neutrality and the steady erosion of our liberties both online...

Secularism will not work in Egypt any more than theocracy. What will work is governance that is guided by the Islamic values of the majority with protection of the minority rights.

If colleges and universities are really concerned about women’s rights, then they must adjust to a far more flexible structure to allow young women students to take leaves of absence if they want to have...

I detect the activist returning with a vengence.

It’s illegal to forcefully take money from people unless you’re the government. It’s illegal to take someone’s liberty, unless you’re the government. It’s illegal to kill someone, unless you’re the government. Private organizations can do...

America comes with both rights and responsibilities. You have, for example, the right to free speech, but you have the responsibility to not yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater. If you don’t live up to...

The ones who were negotiating are now on the front line of this intifada, because they found that the negotiations didn’t give them the minimum of their rights.

Fin da piccole sapevano quanto poco valore il mondo attribuisse ai libri, e non perdevano tempo a leggerli. Mentre io, anche adesso, continuo a credere che quei puntini neri su fondo bianco abbiano il più...

When the government violates the people’s rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.

One problem with today’s culture is that we defend too many rights and ignore too many wrongs.

By confessing Jesus Christ as Lord, we give to Him all the rights to our lives.

Our civilization is not Christian. It does not come from the skies. It is not a result of “inspiration.” It is the child of invention, of discovery, of applied knowledge — that is to say,...

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.

Our lives are led, and our decisions made, within a network of needs and wants, some natural, some arising from the acts of others, some aggravated by the acts of the state. We are all...

I have received the favor of your letter of August 17th, and with it the volume you were so kind as to send me on the Literature of Negroes. Be assured that no person living...

Veganism is not a “sacrifice.” It is a joy.

I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir.

The last thing the Department of Homeland Security is about is infringing on anybody’s constitutionally protected rights.

The free world led by the U.S. fought almost all regimes that trampled on human rights.

Preventing female infanticide is equally important in protection of women’s rights.

Dead or alive, you will retain all your rights.