#human

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#freedom #fuzzy #human #human rights #liberty

Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#essential #fighting #human #human rights #merely

Havin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water - which is known to have lithium in it - because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country has ever produced. ↗

— Molly Ivins

#because #country #ever #freedom #fun

I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever. ↗

— Eddie Izzard

#human #i #i think #just #religion

At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#been #coming #fascinates #fascination #go

Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#been #coming #fascinates #fascination #humans

If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there will be no concealment; and you will see and hear things that will seem to you impossible among human beings with immortal souls. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#among #beings #call #concealment #convinced

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#assault #away #bush #civil #civil liberties

Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up. ↗

— P. D. James

#dries #first #gush #human #human kindness

In the first place I remark that no human law is perfect in its construction or execution. ↗

— Thomas Jordan Jarvis

#execution #first #human #i #law