#rights

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. ↗

— James Monroe

#defence #does #european #european powers #injuries

Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans. ↗

— Evo Morales

#cannot #earth #human #human beings #humans

Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#black #black and white #civil rights #era #helping

The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#except #had #i #movement #rights

I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights - if need be - with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#courage #defended #freedom #history #i

First and foremost, I'm a feminist. And basically that stems from a strong belief that all people and creatures deserve equal opportunity, rights and respect. ↗

— Kathy Najimy

#belief #creatures #deserve #equal #equal opportunity

Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#became #began #civil #civil liberties #electronic

The most desirable aspects of the Law of the Sea Treaty pertain to navigational rights. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#desirable #law #most #rights #sea

Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion. ↗

— William Lloyd Garrison

#complexion #god-given #human #human being #i

My office has been one of the most scrupulous in the country with regard to the protection of individual rights. I've been on record for years in law journals and books as championing the rights of the individual against the oppressive power of the state. ↗

— Jim Garrison

#been #books #championing #country #i