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Quotes About Right

Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy.
~ Deeyah Khan
District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized an individual right to possess a firearm under the Constitution, is unquestionably the most clearly incorrect decision that the Supreme Court announced during my tenure on the bench.
~ John Paul Stevens
The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair.
~ Angelina Grimke
I looked it at like this way. To get folks to like you, as a screen player I mean, I figured you had to sort of be their ideal. I don't mean a handsome knight riding a white horse, but a fella who answered the description of a right guy.
~ Gary Cooper
It wasn't until Trump won that I thought back to all the things that I dealt with in the White House and that President Obama dealt with - the political forces, the changes in media and technology, the radicalization of the Right.
~ Daniel Pfeiffer
In November 2000, the Republicans stole from America our most precious right of all: the right to free and fair elections... Now President Bush occupies the White House, but with questionable legitimacy.
~ Cynthia McKinney
Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House.
~ Jesse Jackson
As an announcer, 'The Price Is Right' is the mother of all shows not only because of its legacy, but because it is by far the most demanding game show.
~ Randy West
The Court's primary duty, in short, is not to minimize its role or avoid friction with the political branches, but to try as best it can to get the Constitution right.
~ Diane S. Sykes
The death of Malcolm Fraser underwrites a great loss to Australia. Notwithstanding a controversial prime ministership, in later years he harboured one abiding and important idea about Australia - its need and its right to be a strategically independent country.
~ Paul Keating
France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything.
~ Adam Michnik
I have an ethics background. It doesn't mean you're perfect. But I tried to set an entirely different bar for politics in D.C. that's based on ethics and first principles and political philosophy, and not this constant bickering of, 'Are you Right or Left?'
~ Dave Brat
The fact is, you never compromise on principles. If people on the far Left, they have a principle to stand by, they should never compromise; those of us on the Right should not either.
~ Richard Mourdock
When it comes to casting for movies, it is a priority that you cast right. The guiding principle must be what is right for the movie, that is the basis you cast someone, not because so-and-so is a friend.
~ Mani Ratnam
Privacy isn't negotiable. It's the right of every American.
~ Jackie Speier
Privacy is a right, but as in any democratic society, it is not an absolute right.
~ David Blunkett
Health care should be a right; it should never be a privilege. We should have Medicare for all in this country.
~ Kirsten Gillibrand
Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.
~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
I believe healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and no one should go bankrupt trying to afford coverage.
~ Raphael Warnock
I believe health care is a right, not a privilege, not something only the wealthiest 1 percent can afford it should have.
~ Amy McGrath
A university education is a privilege, but we should be proud that in Britain it is also a right, no matter what your income or class or ethnic background.
~ David Lammy
Managing and moving your money should be a right, not a privilege. This isn't about banking the unbanked. It's about re-imagining what consumer retail banking can be.
~ Dan Schulman
I believe everyone should have healthcare. In all my correspondence - I've been saying for years - it's a right, not a privilege.
~ Bart Stupak
We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege.
~ Tom Perez