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The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.
The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all
social progress.
The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all
social progress.
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a read more
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by teaching them their duties and read more
It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by teaching them their duties and to strengthen the weak by teaching them their rights.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator read more
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He read more
Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He insists it also run interference for him.
Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste
portion of the earth as read more
Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste
portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.