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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,
essential, and unalienable rights.

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,
essential, and unalienable rights.

Where there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in
that being, whatever may be the sex read more

Where there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in
that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.