Quotes about rig
rights mind sap
Principles-and I have in mind such principles as states' rights or national sovereignty or the free market or pacifism-have a way of drying up while the sap of life goes flowing in another direction.
rights racism abuse
Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times. John Prendergast
rights government voice
America, with the same voice which spoke herself into existence as a nation, proclaimed to mankind the inextinguishable rights of human nature, and the only lawful foundations of government. John Quincy Adams
rights together credit
Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell the domestic rights, which can be quite low, but it's enough to push you over the line. And you get a tax credit on top of that, and then you cobble it together with private equity or gap financing and things like that. Noel Clarke
rights america people
America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have one people achieved such preeminence. But we are not Romans; we do not seek an empire. We are Americans, trustees of a vision and a heritage that commit us to the values of democracy and the universal cause of human rights. John F. Kerry
rights intellectual growth
It is quite clear that compelling content, which is made available on economic terms that respect the intellectual rights of owners, can be a tremendous spur to the growth of broadband networks. John Doerr
rights law second-amendment
If were going to change the laws, lets change them in ways which makes it easier to catch criminals, and yet at the same time protect the Second Amendment rights of our law-abiding citizens. John Dingell
rights law people
We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of good governance, respect for human rights, rule of law. It has created an enabling environment that allows not only foreigners to come in and invest but for Ghanaians to invest. It has created an atmosphere for our young people to be creative, innovative John Dramani Mahama
rights order political
As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a common stock of rights, derive greater benefits, than he could from merely his own; so, in forming a confederation, each political society should contribute such a share of their rights, as will, from a common stock of these rights, produce the largest quantity of benefits for them. John Dickinson
rights ideas people
Freedom, liberty, individual rights, that idea of dealing with other people in a matter that is not initiating force against them, is critical to me. Jimmy Wales
rights population calling
But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights. Garrett Hardin
rights decision choices
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else.
rights debt shapes
I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth is that morality and patriotism come in all shapes and sizes. George Clooney
rights long parent
I'm so lucky to have been raised the way I have, because my parents believed that everyone had the right to their own feelings, opinions, and existence; as long as they weren't harming others, you had to defend those rights.
rights corporations republican
The Republicans would like to take us back to a darker time, when corporations ruled and the underserved had no rights. Joe Baca
rights movement facts
During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement. Joe Biden
rights care ordinary
No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights
righteousness believable
...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness. Lloyd Alexander
rigidity
Be aware that rigidity imprisons. Madeleine L'Engle
rights numbers welfare
Legally speaking, the term 'public rights' is as vague and indefinite as are the terms 'public health,' 'public good,' 'public welfare,' and the like. It has no legal meaning, except when used to describe the separate, private, individual rights of a greater or less number of individuals. Lysander Spooner
rights individual distinguished
Legally speaking, there are no such things as 'public rights,' as distinguished from individual rights. Legally speaking, there is no such creature or thing as 'the public.'
rights half duty
…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties. Louisa May Alcott
rights thank-god movement
The Civil Rights movement should thank God for Bull Connor. He's helped it as much as Abraham Lincoln. John F. Kennedy
right-place misconception
The biggest misconception is probably that I don't have my head in the right place. Lindsay Lohan
rights action individual
Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society. Lawrence Kohlberg
rights government justice
The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the feelings, the affections, the municipal institutions, and the internal arrangements of the whole population. They possess, too, the immediate administration of justice in all cases, civil and criminal, which concern the property, personal rights, and peaceful pursuits of their own citizens. Joseph Story
rights government citizens
In a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government possessed power over the private fortune of every citizen. John Marshall
rights library research
I went to my library, right? And I started to research the Bill of Rights and I did not technically find anything that said all Americans shall eat shrimp with whoever they like, but I found some things that are close enough to infer that I am within my legal rights to enjoy seafood with whomever I choose. John Mayer
rights movement saws
The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something. John Lewis
rights class space
I was a working-class macho guy who was used to being served and Yoko didn't buy that. From the day I met her, she demanded equal time, equal space, equal rights. John Lennon
right-now
Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it. Jody Watley
rights government people
The question then will be, whether a consolidated government can preserve the freedom and secure the rights of the people. George Mason
rights law people
That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.