Quotes About Rights

The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of its progress.

We must pose the familiar question about how far our civil liberties have been eroded by the national security state… Somehow it is always a choice between habeas corpus and hundreds of corpses.

an unlikely champion of minority rights. His name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili – Stalin ('man of steel')

los inversores prefieren colocar su dinero en países donde los derechos de la propiedad privada estén protegidos de manera eficaz, aunque esto debería ser considerado como un requisito mínimo. En

the introduction of universal male suffrage in 1907.

If our ancestors had cared for the rights of other people,' he had reminded his Cabinet colleagues in 1878, 'the British Empire would not have been made.

Consideramos evidentes estas verdades: que los hombres son creados iguales; que han sido dotados por el Creador de ciertos derechos inalienables; que estos derechos son la vida, la libertad y la búsqueda de la felicidad».

What is the fate of my people in Kurdistan and Sinjar Mountain? What must be done so Yazidis can have their rights?

It is my birthright, it is my political right, it is my democratic right, it is my constitutional right... that I must open my mouth... my voice... I can raise my voice.

I never felt the need for feminism. I never felt competition with men, which I really believed started the movement.

I'm not focused on the gay and lesbian movement.

Feminism is the best movement that's happened in the 21st century, and it benefits everyone.

When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years - which are the gay movement and the women's movement - I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those.

The most important issue we have to deal with is freedom of movement.

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.

The universe moves in the direction of Liberty.

Being a musician doesn't take away your right as a citizen to speak your mind.

Freedom of expression is essential for feminists and dissidents in the Muslim world.

Democracy must learn to defend itself.

I think it's important to remember that civil rights and economic rights are mutually dependent.

For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom.

There are all these interesting rules about asteroid nomenclature. Once you discover it, you have the right to name it, but there's a catch.

Napster is a consumer revolt. Napster is about my right to have this music and to share if I've paid for it. You know, so we start to see our decisions, our opportunities, our every choice is a consumer choice.