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The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.
The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.
They made and recorded a sort of institute and digest of anarchy,
called the rights of man.
They made and recorded a sort of institute and digest of anarchy,
called the rights of man.
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.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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.
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.