1,033 Quotes About Rights

Racism is an attack on the very notion of the universality of human rights. It systematically denies certain people the enjoyment of their full human rights because of their colour, race, ethnicity, descent or national origin.

I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as a self-governing people to hear everything relevant.

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.

America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have one people achieved such preeminence. But we are not Romans; we do not seek an empire. We are Americans, trustees of a vision and a heritage that commit us to the values of democracy and the universal cause of human rights.

I want the American people to understand that conservatism is an ideology of protecting the people and the people's rights.

Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society.

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

In general, talking about human rights tends to be very persuasive for people who care about human rights.