Quotes About Rights

Dignity in death is a birthright of each living thing.

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people.

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.

Allow us the dignity to fight for our own freedom

I address a strong appeal from my heart that the dignity and safety of the worker always be protected.

Because of our interconnectedness we all know that extreme poverty and exclusionary practices are violations against the basic dignity of people.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.

I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.

Parents give up their rights when they drop the children off at public school.

Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional.....All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle.

Treat them just the same as anybody else, give them an opportunity to make a living, and to get an education.

I said to myself, Malala, you must be brave. You must not be afraid of anyone. You are only trying to get an education. You are not committing a crime.

Parents do not own their children. They have no 'natural right' to control their education fully.

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.

Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else.

Leadership means not shying away from issues like safe abortion when the evidence shows us these services will save women's lives.

How, then, can the rights of three men exceed the rights of two men? In what possible way can the rights of three men absorb the rights of two men, and make them as if they had never existed.

When I went to law school, I went to learn about justice and equal rights.

I'm a lawyer. The right to life is important.

I had a lot of friends in high school who said, 'Louie, I don't care what the government does as long as they leave me alone.' Well, guess what, when you don't care what the government does, it does not leave you alone.

That which is not just is not law.

The only people that should vote should be legal.

I do not believe abortion should be legal.