#rights

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities. ↗

— Ben Nelson

#agree #america #american #answer #basic

I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out. ↗

— David Prowse

#been #big #boost #campaign #disabled

In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom. ↗

— Mary Robinson

#free #freedom #man #may #potential

All civil rights and the right to hold office were to be extended to persons of any Christian denomination. ↗

— Roger Sherman

#christian #civil #civil rights #denomination #extended

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights. ↗

— Indira Gandhi

#forget #people #remember #rights #tend

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights. ↗

— J. Paul Getty

#earth #inherit #meek #mineral #rights

Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life. ↗

— Kay Granger

#definition #dusk #entitled #few #granted

The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer. ↗

— Robin Gross

#balance #bargain #between #consumer #copyright

When I said a few weeks ago that our people would eat cooking oil and olives if necessary, I didn't mean that there really would be only oil and olives. What I meant was that our people have the necessary patience to endure the current difficult situation. Palestinians would rather do without certain food items than their national rights. ↗

— Ismail Haniyeh

#certain #cooking #current #difficult #eat

I didn't say 'former president,' I said 'president,' and I have the constitutional rights according to the constitution, including immunity from prosecution. ↗

— Saddam Hussein

#constitution #constitutional #constitutional rights #former #i