Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority.
A man’s rights are not violated by a private individual’s refusal to deal with him.
There is no such dichotomy as ‘human rights’ versus ‘property rights.’ No human rights can exist without property rights.
True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home.
The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights...
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.
If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth – beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals – would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?
Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can’t have one without the other.
The highest result of education is tolerance. Long ago men fought and died for their faith; but it took ages to teach them the other kind of courage, – the courage to recognize the faiths of their brethren and their rights of conscience.
It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are, or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
Fight and push harder for what you believe in, you’d be surprised, you are much stronger than you think.
The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.
It takes more than a college degree to make one a person of education. Any person who is educated is one who has learned to get whatever he wants in life without violating the rights of others.