Quotes about Rights
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
— Anonymous
A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
— James Madison
I'm a libertarian-conservative. I believe the state should focus on defending lives, rights, and property instead of depriving its citizens of their God-given liberties.
— Todd Young
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
— Ronald Reagan
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
— Ronald Reagan
I don't understand why it's controversial for law-abiding citizens protecting themselves under the Second Amendment.
— Jerry Falwell, Jr.
The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.
— James Madison
The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.
— Kamala Harris
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
By becoming one of the poor who was deprived of his rights, by dying as one of those robbed of justice, God's Son submitted to the utmost extremity of humiliation, entering into total solidarity with those who are without help.
— Fleming Rutledge
The First Amendment is not without limits.
— Jerry Falwell
Because no matter who we are or where we come from, we're all entitled to the basic human rights of clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and healthy land to call home.
— Martin Luther King III