Quotes About Rights

For a vivid and entertaining description of the lack of protection for the individual against incursion of his liberty by his "protectors," see H.L. Mencken, "The Nature of Liberty," in Prejudices: A Selection (New York: Vintage Books, 1958), pp. 138–43.

Yet, after all, we are not wedded to a "royal prerogative," and it is the American concept that sovereignty rests, not in government, but in the people.

If man acquires rights over things, it is because he is at once active, intelligent and free; by his activity he spreads over external nature; by his intelligence he governs it, and bends it to his use; by his liberty, he establishes between himself and it the relation of cause and effect and makes it his own. ...

La Libertad es el derecho natural, para todo individuo, de disponer de si mismo y de lo que ha adquirido ya sea por medio de la transformación, intercambio o la donación. La Libertad y el derecho a la propiedad son, pues, indisociables. Todo atentado a la propiedad es un atentado a la libertad .

I think forcing people to uncover their head is as tyrannical as forcing them to cover it.

Apart from liberty, I believe that equality is the tune of our generation.

Even men themselves are not equal to each other. Why should a woman seek equality between men?

Freedom is such a great ingredient in any country that wish to have free citizens and do their businesses in peace.

Humanity must always be placed first, not in the centre or at the end, and human rights must be respected in any given environment.

I am a great believer in equality, as equality is the song of every generation.

My main task is to bring unity between the conflicting ideologies and make sure that the citizens have their full rights.

My political ideology is based on the value of freedom, rather than its price.

Socialism is the voice of the workers or employees against the mistreatment of their employers.

The destruction of the United States is already visible, as the rights of the state eclipse the human rights.

The land gave us our history and sometimes, history awakens the sleeping souls up on their feet to reclaim their land and rights back.

The poor man has sold his freedom of expression to the state.

The state must be free before any citizen declares himself or herself to be free too.

The value of freedom is much higher compared to that of gaining peace.

There can't be peace without freedom and if you claim otherwise, then I can ensure you that your peace will be short lived.

There is no freedom without the presence of equality.

There is no liberty or equality without respecting the privacy of someone else.

There is nothing civilized about abortion. Rather, it is the main path for the decivilization of humanity.

These days, people are terrified of mediocre names like the FBI and CIA; because they sold their rights and freedoms to the state.

We are all seeking for the truest form of democracy; as that will lead us to live in freedom.