Quotes About Rights

Liberty is security. Freedom is security.

And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.

While we shall negotiate freely, we shall not negotiate freedom.

In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.

The Negro revolt is not aimed at winning friends but at winning freedom, not interpersonal warmth but institutional justice.

Let us have justice, and then we shall have enough liberty!

We have not enjoyed unmolested those rights which the constitution of the U.S.A. and our Charters grant.

I'm not a big fan of regulation: anyone who likes freedom of the press can't be.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

Liberty is freedom constrained only by our responsibility to respect the equal rights of others.

Freedom of religion is a fundamental Constitutional principle. It's a founding principle of this country.

We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it.

Government should never be able to do anything you can't do. If you can't steal from your neighbor, you can't send the government to steal for you.

Negroes must be free in order to be equal, and they must be equal in order to be free... Men cannot win freedom unless they win equality. They cannot win equality unless they win freedom.

Why am I a socialist? Simple: Because I believe in freedom.

Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man.

Our rights are interconnected and inseparable. When freedom of expression is threatened, the rights to freedom of association and assembly, of thought, conscience and religion, are also compromised.

The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.

To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures - if not happiness - its hopeful pursuit.

Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights government should never be permitted to take those away.

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.

Every generation has to protect every one of their rights, whether that's freedom of the press, freedom of speech, or freedom of faith. You have to remain diligent.