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In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country
In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong read more
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.
The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to "create" rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights read more
The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to "create" rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting.
We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to read more
We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation.
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights read more
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases read more
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
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.
