#rights

Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#man #mercy #never #noble #powers

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience for me, a chance to clarify my own feelings about gay and lesbian civil rights. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#always #been #chance #civil #civil rights

The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#bill #bill of rights #care #guarantee #health

All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#governments #human #human rights #pressured #rights

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights. ↗

— Leland Stanford

#cornerstone #doctrine #endowed #founded #governed

I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the burdens of society and government should have their equal rights in it. They do not receive their rights in full proportion. ↗

— Leland Stanford

#burdens #carrying #declaration #equal #equal rights

The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized. ↗

— Leland Stanford

#fully #other #otherwise #ought #political

First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions of sportsmen and supporters of those second amendment rights. ↗

— Cliff Stearns

#amendment rights #around #been #desirable #firearms

The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids. ↗

— Danielle Steel

#because #california #children #considered #famous

We are not supposed to be all equal. Let's just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough. ↗

— Ben Stein

#enough #equal #equal rights #forget #just