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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
