Most people think Great God will come from the sky,Take away ev'rything, and make ev'rybody feel high.But if you know read more

Most people think Great God will come from the sky,Take away ev'rything, and make ev'rybody feel high.But if you know what life is worth, you would look for yours on earth,And now you see the light, you stand up for right, yah.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and read more

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to read more

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to breathe the air--it is a right proclaimed by
the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men
have a right to be in this world, and others no right.

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for read more

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.

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.

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.

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual read more

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual preference, of sexual orientation. It's wrong to say that women are unequal, if the Bible says so. It's wrong to say that Blacks are unequal even if the Hammite myth supports it or suggests it. The Bible is often wrong. It is often right. Of course, it is often brilliantly right.