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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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.
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.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all
social progress.
The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all
social progress.
