Basic Rights Quotes

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any successful defiance to the carrying out of court orders. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

The equality of rights of all citizens is the basic tenet of modern democratic societies. — Jacques Maritain

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress. — Charles Fourier

Respect, reverence, self-esteem
Are my basic requisites
I refuse to be a competitor
Who struggles for personal rights — Balroop Singh

One of the basic human rights he takes away from you is the right to be angry with him. — Lundy Bancroft

Sexual rights are not only a basic element of human rights but should have an integral part in moves towards Arab reform ... — Brian Whitaker

The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. — Barbara Boxer

The simple truth is that every human being should be born with basic human rights without suffering from discrimination. — Leta B.

Why should we be denied basic human rights just because we've messed up our relationships? — Nick Hornby

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. — Imelda Marcos

We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution. — Chen Shui-bian

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people. — Aung San Suu Kyi

A basic principle of American justice holds that a bad man has the same rights as a good man. — Massad Ayoob

Always in your stomach and in your skin there was a sort of protest, a feeling that you had been cheated of something you had a right to. — George Orwell

It's up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt. — Mohamed ElBaradei

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others. — Sharon Anthony Bower

The three basic material rights
continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness. — David Brin

I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights. — Sonia Sotomayor

A basic component of individual rights is the right to own property. — Russell Shorto

It's a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case that they deserve the same basic rights as someone else. — Jon Stewart

Ironically, to my children, bedtime is a punishment that violates their basic rights as human beings. — Jim Gaffigan

When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights. — Jimmy Carter

As more and more people awaken to the threats against our basic rights online, we must start a debate - everywhere - about the web we want. — Tim Berners-Lee