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We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Rights Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Rights Quotes,
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When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the read more

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.

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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.

by Anonymous Found in: Rights Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Civil rights Quotes,
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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.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Civil rights Quotes,
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Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.

by Bob Marley Found in: Rights Quotes,
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No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.

No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.

by Charles Simmons Found in: Rights Quotes,
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