1,033 Quotes About Rights

No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights

The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.

Unlike mainstream civil rights groups, which merely sought integration of blacks into the existing order, SNCC sought structural changes in American society itself,

Women have a better chance to secure freedom and protect themselves from violence, from abuse, from injustice, if they are well-educated and know their rights.

Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights.

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather than their achievements and possessions, and have retold history as a story of their long martyrdom

Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges, and immunities of an American citizen under the Constitution.