Rights Quotes
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All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
Manal al-Sharif -
What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous.
Carlos Fuentes
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If you want my opinion, I say that this is a state based on occupation, that has usurped the rights of others.
Hassan Nasrallah -
On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
Basmah bint Saud -
Unfortunately, the rights to 'System Shock' trademark and copyright are both up in the air.
Warren Spector -
I am passionate about human rights.
Hannah Simone -
The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.
Fiona Shaw -
The Human Rights Organisation deceives the world by calling itself a human rights council.
Yair Lapid
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He didn't even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights. it had to be some silly little Communist.
Jackie Kennedy -
I'm really proud that the LGBT community has gotten behind me because, as I said, I am part of the community, so I do as much as I possibly can for our community and for our rights, so it's nice that everyone is supporting me as well.
Tabatha Coffey -
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
Mahatma Gandhi -
Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.
Victor Hugo -
A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.
Edmund Phelps -
A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the Hitchcock estate, which won't release it for a remake.
Patricia Highsmith
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I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.
Kate Thompson -
Where I come from, if you see your family and friends' civil rights being taken away, you speak up and do everything you can to keep that from happening!
Cyndi Lauper Blue Angel -
It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority.
Harry A. Blackmun -
We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
Federica Mogherini -
I think the United Nations is a useful format to discuss matters, but I think it's a weak institution in being able to carry out matters and, in many respects even, it has been harmful on things like human rights.
Sam Brownback -
The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.
Naomi Wolf
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If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights.
Rand Paul -
In Spain there were no TV rights for Formula One.
Fernando Alonso -
I'm a huge advocate for human rights and cultural rights. I stand up for minorities and will always continue to do so.
Finn Jones -
If someone tried to deprive you of your rights, you've got to resist it. You've got to resent it. You've got to fight against it.
A. Philip Randolph