Quotes About Rights

It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential.

All human beings are intrinsically valuable, and the intentional taking of human life by private persons is always wrong.

Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.

A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is one of the most valuable and indispensable of all human possessions.

First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions of sportsmen and supporters of those second amendment rights.

Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.

I believe that the love of same-sex couples is every bit as valuable as that of opposite-sex couple.

Freedom of opinion is a valuable asset in a democracy.

Democrats need to value free speech and we should not be intimidated into giving an inch of it away.

Our state supports personal freedom and we value the second amendment and the rights of the unborn.

A right to privacy is at the very foundation of American freedoms. It's a core value. It's a mistake to undermine a core value because we don't like the way a billionaire exercises it.

At the core of our American value system is individual freedom.

Here is the most important thing for us all to remember, for the sake of our common sanity and safety: In America, the right to vote and democratically elect a president is just as precious and valued as the right to protest and express yourself against that president.

The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is a state that declares itself supreme over all religious values.

I'm in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal.

Our values are that we do think that people have a right to privacy. And that our customers are not our products.

populism is inherently hostile to the mechanisms and, ultimately, the values commonly associated with constitutionalism: constraints on the will of the majority, checks and balances, protections for minorities, and even fundamental rights.

cómo quieres que crea en un sistema político que le da el derecho de voto a un individuo como yo?

Dizer que um homem se dá gratuitamente é uma afirmação absurda e inconcebível; tal ato é ilegítimo e nulo, tão-somente porque aquele que o pratica não está de posse do seu bom-senso. Dizer a mesma coisa de todo um povo é supor uma nação de loucos e a loucura não cria direito.

Liberty can be obtained, it cannot be regained.

We can't have freedom unless we have freedom. And that means freedom to speak our minds.

Quelques crimes toujours précèdent les grands crimes. Quiconque a pu franchir les bornes légitimes Peut violer enfin les droits les plus sacrés; Ainsi que la vertu, le crime a ses degrés, Et jamais on n'a vu la timide innocence Passer subitement à l'extrême licence.

A child who dies from hunger is a murdered child.

La conscience de l'identité entre tous les hommes est au fondement du droit à l'alimentation. Personne ne saurait tolérer la destruction de son semblable par la faim sans mettre en danger sa propre humanité, son identité. (p. 122)