Rights Quotes

It is only by instigation of the wrongs of men that what are called the Rights of Man become turbulent and dangerous.

Nobody would ever want to read a textbook about the Civil War and then interrupt that for two pages about water rights in the west.

Poland is a sovereign state. We want the same rights as all other EU countries. Nothing more, but nothing less, either.

The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

The social compact sets up among the citizens as equality of such kind, that they all bind themselves to observe the same conditions and should therefore all enjoy the same rights.

No one contends that the other Amendments that preserve rights of 'the people' -the First, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth-do not preserve individuals' rights. The same must be true of the Second.

Movies like 'The Interview' and 'Team America: World Police' don't often show the realities of life in North Korea and the human rights violations perpetrated by the government there.

My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

Whatever it takes to stop someone from abusing animals is certainly morally acceptable

If you had to hurt somebody or intimidate them or kill them, it would be morally justifiable.

President Obama projects a strong offense, but he faces a rebellious Congress focused on state's rights.

Ironically, to my children, bedtime is a punishment that violates their basic rights as human beings.

If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head.

I am a strong believer that intellectual property rights need to be protected.

The corporation is not an independent "person" with its own rights, needs, and desires that regulators must respect. It is a state created tool for advancing social and economic policy.

I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing.' I like 'Swamp Thing.' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would be a good venue for a 3-D movie, but there were rights issues with 'Swamp Thing.'

There is nothing in life so irrational, that good sense and chance may not set it to rights; nothing so rational, that folly and chance may not utterly confound it.

Time does not relinquish its rights, either over human beings or over mountains.

All rights and laws are still transmitted, Like an eternal sickness to the race. [Ger., Es erben sich Gesetz and Rechte Wie eine ew'ge Krankheit fort.]

If you lay duties upon people and give them no rights, you must pay them well.

The real fabric of American society is not all those flags you see on people's cars...it's in the Bill of Rights and in our constitutional form of government.

The rights of Englishmen are derived from God, not from king or Parliament, and would be secured by the study of history, law, and tradition.

... every man on the planet Has just as much right as yourself to the road.

I believe in workers rights when people are doing a good job. If somebody needs support I am always there, but if they're taking the piss, I am hard on them.

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

America is great not because it's a team. America is great because it is a nation whose founding documents elevated the rights of the individual.

My heart beats red, white, and blue. And with patriotism it aches Generally, I believe in democracy, freedom and civil rights But in particular, cupcakes

All over the world copyright holders are trying to limit consumers' rights. We cannot have that.

America is very much about individual happiness, the right to expression, self-determination. In America you do need to point to harm befalls victims before you can limit someone else's rights.

The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.

Woman's rights should come by evolution, and not by revolution. I want a little woman's right tried first, and then, if the experience is bad, we can go back on our track; if good, forward.

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

The Liberty of the press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

Corporations are not legal "persons" with constitutional rights and freedoms of their own, but legal fictions that we created and must therefore control.

The only control you have over a movie is whether or not you decide to sell the rights.

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act.

Animals should have rights and should be treated with compassion and empathy; we are their caretakers. If you don't have it in your heart to help them, then just leave them alone and do no harm.

I'm surprised John Lewis didn't invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it's one of the most underreported stories.

I support anything to do with the welfare and rights of children in a huge way.

As the culture war rages on, Lord give us wisdom to see the difference between defending our rights and protesting our slights.

The loss of free will I find unacceptable - what most of us refer to as rights.

The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.

For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men need to know their rights.

I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.

The right to carry a gun has nothing to do with the rights of other people.

Code plus law is combining to reduce rights consumers used to have.

Rights are subordinate to responsibilities.

Feminists believe that men and women should have the same opportunities. If you are a feminist you believe in equal rights as a whole. That’s not a concept you can really shoot down.

Of the many rights of ladies, the best should be to be considered a mother.