Quotes on Rights

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”

“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”

“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.”

“We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.”

“Quote words that affirmall men and women are yourbrothers and sisters.”

“Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights and keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory.”

“To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not.”

“Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable”

“Veganism is not a sacrifice. It is a joy.”

“To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no interest in continuing to see. Death—however “humane”—is a harm for humans and nonhumans alike.”

Justice is the first condition of humanity.

For me, justice is the first condition of humanity.

I think I have the right to complain. Everyone has that right.

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.

Real freedom means the right to be unpopular, the right to dissent, the right to think differently.

It’s easy to stand up for rights when they’re popular. The real test is defending rights when they’re unpopular.

Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.

A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.

Freedom is not just a right; it is the essence of human dignity.

We cannot accept a world where human rights are negotiable.

A free society is only as strong as its willingness to defend the rights of its weakest members.

Each generation has the responsibility to advance the cause of human rights.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Freedom is not just a privilege; it is a right.

Access to safe and legal abortion is a fundamental human right.

Women’s rights are human rights.

The right to choose is a fundamental right of women, a fundamental right of all people.

The law should not be a barrier to a woman's right to choose.

A woman’s right to choose is a cornerstone of her freedom.

We must remember that human rights and dignity must never be compromised in the pursuit of scientific progress.

The civil rights movement was based on faith. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith.

Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.

To make it hard, to make it difficult, almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.