Quotes About Rights

I believe that the trans movement is at a crossroads. We have achieved an unprecedented level of visibility in the last couple of years. However, that's not the same thing as equality.

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality

The equality of rights of all citizens is the basic tenet of modern democratic societies.

Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.

Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sect.

The great aim of the struggle for liberty has been equality before the law.

It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There will also be women who are not committed to equality.

All special charters of freedom must be abrogated where the universal law of freedom is to flourish.

The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens.

Visibility is not equality.

It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!

I think that we must face the fact that in reality, you cannot have economic and political equality without having some form of social equality. I think this is inevitable.

He who confuses political liberty with freedom and political equality with similarity has never thought for five minutes about either.

The democrats think that as they are equal they ought to be equal in all things.

Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality.

Whenever equality rights and religious rights collide, equality rights trump.

Equality is a mortuary word.

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy

Liberty and equality are magical words.

I thought equality was non-negotiable.

I am still fully committed to male-female equality.

I believe in gender equality.

There is no equality without coercion.

Equality is never given, it is taken.