#rights

For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the rights, so we decided to create something from scratch, with Jonathan. By that time we were big fans of his work. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#book #brighton #chasing #create #decided

We must never forget that many around the globe are denied the basic rights we enjoy as Americans. If we are to continue enjoying these privileges and freedoms we must accept our mission of expanding democracy around the globe. ↗

— James Inhofe

#around #basic #basic rights #continue #democracy

Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#citizens #combatants #conservatives #constitutional #constitutional rights

The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

#affect #archaic #bill #bill of rights #bits

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored. ↗

— Major Owens

#civil rights #enforce #government #ignored #just

We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#help #human #human rights #improve #korean

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#freedom #liberty #religion #separation-of-church-and-state #skepticism

I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#animals #murder #vegetarianism #age

The sin of quick anger is an idol of the heart that is not dying to our own rights. ↗

— Ron Pearce

#rights #self-sacrifice #temper #anger

The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights. ↗

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

#counting #cultural #depends #economic #having