#human rights

Saddam Hussein wrote the book on human rights violations. ↗

— Curt Weldon

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"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

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The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts - and not absolute and general. ↗

— Jiang Zemin

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Well, they are critics of the Bush administration generally on the human rights record of the administration, and in particular, they are very, very critical of this use of science. ↗

— Jane Mayer

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Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

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Deny human rights, and however little you may wish to do so, you will find yourself abjectly kneeling at the feet of that old-world god, Force. ↗

— Auberon Herbert

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And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it's natural that human rights come first. ↗

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

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The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them. ↗

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

#any #before #between #case #conflict

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being. ↗

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

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As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human rights the right to work and a certain number of economic, social, and cultural rights. ↗

— Rene Cassin

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