Quotes About Rights

The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes.

Habituated from our Infancy to trample upon the Rights of Human Nature, every generous, every liberal Sentiment, if not extinguished, is enfeebled in our Minds.

"All men are born equal and free" is not Nature's law in the literal sense.

Every man by nature is a freeman born; by nature no man cometh out of the womb under any civil subjection to king, prince, or judge.

Let those flatter, who fear: it is not an American art. To give praise where it is not due, might be well from the venal, but would ill beseem those who are asserting the rights of human nature.

No one has a right to obstruct another exercising his faculties innocently for the relief of sensibilities made a part of his nature.

People would rather be equal thank free.

It is our right to stay here and we will stay and stand up for what belongs to us as American citizens, because they can't say that we haven't had patience.

I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American's guarantee of freedom.

We know that no one should tell a woman she has to bear an unwanted child. We know that religious beliefs cannot define patriotism.

If you're patriotic, stand up for the Bill of Rights because once they strip your rights from you, you will pay hell to get them back. You will and we're in the process of it right now.

This is an amazing country, for all of its faults. My feeling is, dig in and let's try to change the world. Dissent is not only your right, it's your duty.

We live in a free country. While patriotism is important, liberty of thought and liberty of expression are even more important.

A man who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither.

Our country is the only one that truly permits you to speak bad of your country, so you really shouldn't say anything bad about it.

The urge to lie is produced by the contradictions in our lives. We are made to declare love for our country, while it tramples our rights and dignity.

If you want peace then you must struggle for social justice.

I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice.

Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

There cannot be peace in the Middle East without giving Palestinians their full rights.

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?

Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.