#right

In the polls, over 80% support the right to die and have done for the last 25 years. Even 80% of practising Catholics and Protestants support it, plus 76% of Church Times readers. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

#church #die #done #even #last

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#device #extinction #government #maintaining #people

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#property #property rights #rights #same #thing

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#body #challenge #corresponding #declaration #duly

Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things. ↗

— Jim Costa

#being #civil #civil rights #civil rights movement #great

OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy. ↗

— Larry David

#i #ok #right

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile. ↗

— Robert Cormier

#apt #beautiful #better #brain #exact

A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself. ↗

— George Crabbe

#cannot #die #dry #fish #fling

The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are journalists, I'm a big fan of Robert Fisk - great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what's right. ↗

— Daniel Craig

#any #big #big fan #count #crazy

I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people. ↗

— Phil Crane

#first #function #government #guarantee #hand