Quotes About Advocacy

I'm a writer. I don't support any war. That's my principle.

A bedrock principle of our justice system is ensuring a fair day in court, something that is especially important for children who cannot advocate for themselves.

As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.

U.S. lawmakers should take a firm and principled stand consistent with their rhetoric about the importance of human rights and democracy in Egypt.

That's something I believe in as the Republican chair - that we have to continue outreach to every American because I firmly believe our policies and our principles and the way we govern is better for every American.

We should not just talk about conservative principles, but we should actually advance them.

We've certainly always been a feminist party, with strong feminist principles.

I want to fight hard for the values and priorities of my district.

We will not give up the fight to ensure that mental health is the given the priority it needs and deserves.

As president, I won't just continue to defend women's civil rights from political attacks - I'll make guaranteeing those rights a priority.

In the work I do through the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign, male allyship is a major priority, and we're constantly looking for ways to engage men.

Lots of people think I went to prison. I never went to prison. I was in jail without bail.

The woman who runs the Pennsylvania Innocence Project told me that there's a man she's been trying to get out of prison for 26 years. Every night before she goes to bed, she thinks, 'What is he doing?' She says you don't sleep. And yet, she has the greatest sense of humor and this light that comes out of her.

I'd like to think that if I were in prison for a crime I didn't commit, someone would be trying to get me the hell out of there.

A lot of the best of what's come from working on 'Orange Is the New Black' is working with the Women's Prison Association and kind of getting to see firsthand what they do for incarcerated women.

I have the responsibility to tell everybody that I am not the only political prisoner in Hong Kong and that there will be more coming.

In so many places in the world, women have been prisoners for so long that they feel they have to scream about their rights. But when you scream, nobody listens to you. Real authority comes when you no longer need to scream - and that's something we women still need to learn.

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise.

There was a time that human rights was not even an issue in this country. Then prisoners' rights became an issue.

Death row prisoners face enormous challenges in finding lawyers who will assist them.

When the power of private prisons is diminished, so, too, is their ability to engage in back-door political lobbying that has an impact on public and private prisons alike.

There is a growing consensus in the private sector that companies can and should take action to address the problem of gun violence in our country.

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.

I can't think of a greater privilege than to speak out with legislation for people that can't often speak for themselves. And I know the ABLE Act will bring justice and peace of mind to millions of American families who deal with disabilities every day.