Human Rights Quotes

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So free we seem so fettered fast we are!

I understand by 'freedom of spirit' something quite definite - the unconditional will to say No where it is dangerous to say No.

Man was born free and everywhere he is in shackles.

All free men wherever they may live are citizens of Berlin. And therefore as a free man I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'

Once freedom lights its beacon in a man's heart the gods are powerless against him.

The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do before we risk congratulations.

People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have for example freedom of thought instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.

The question, he (Lincoln) said over and over, is not what a man's particular abilities may be, but what his rights are as a human being made in God's image.

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

Always in your stomach and in your skin there was a sort of protest, a feeling that you had been cheated of something you had a right to.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent

To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.

I repeat, whether we be Italians or Frenchmen, misery concerns us all.

Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.

Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.

Are you going to cater to the whims and prejudices of people who have no intelligent knowledge of what they condemn?

If you are neutral in times of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as self-governing people to hear everything relevant.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in cases involving not very nice people.

Sólo con una ardiente paciencia conquistaremos la espléndida ciudad que dará luz, justicia y dignidad a todos los hombres. Así la poesía no habrá cantado en vano.

The only situation that I can't be in favour of is the lack of respect to human rights in Venezuela.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.

The single greatest tool for making moral people commit atrocities is group affiliation. The single greatest tool for promoting global human rights and equality is to end group affiliation.

Liberty is always dangerous - but it is the safest thing we have.

Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.

The ultimate obscenity is not caring, not doing something about what you feel, not feeling! Just drawing back and drawing in, becoming narcissistic.

None can love freedom heartily but good men - the rest love not freedom but licence.

One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom and truth.

It is better to act right than seek right.

It is always a mistake to underestimate how long it takes for mankind to understand the traumas it has suffered, especially the self-inflicted ones.

What I am is a proud humanist. Atheism says what I don't accept, humanism says what I do." - Nathan Phelps

Suspicion of Abuse gets to your toes before you see it in your face.

For two decades the state has been taking liberties and these liberties were once ours.

By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.

Peace and gladness in every home is a peace for the society, nation and the world.

There is an intentional disregard for human health and safety in many government agencies that are tasked with protecting it.

There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail.

You can control the visibility of my name and my popularity, but you cannot control the frequency at which people are quoting me. Truth always rises with time.

We Have a ChanceTo Save LivesIf We Don't Take ItWe May Regret ItLike We DidWith Alan Kurdi

Liberty as it is conceived by current opinion has nothing inherent about it it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behaviour.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.

In times of war, the law falls s

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must like men undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

People will never get in touch with democracy. It's always surrounded by bodyguards.