Quotes about Rights
The earliest opponents of slavery in America were Christians, mostly Quakers and evangelical Christians. They took seriously the biblical idea that we are all equal in the eyes of God, and interpreted it to mean that no person has the right to rule another person without his consent.
— Dinesh D'Souza
Inequality of outcomes is not seen as a necessary evil that government should seek to remedy; rather, the government itself exists to guard citizens' right to accumulate unequal fortunes and property.
— Dinesh D'Souza
Content with their hardly-won triumphs, that worthy body of men seemed to rest upon their oars. In the plenary enjoyment of their rights of conscience, they forgot the great vital principles of their forefathers, and their own duties and responsibilities.
— JC Ryle
No one can take away the opportunity that you deserve.
— Jack Canfield
The universe has no favourites; it is supremely just, and gives to every man his rightful earnings.
— James Allen
There can no longer be anyone too poor to vote.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
Which do I care more about - demanding my rights or displaying right choices?
— Lysa TerKeurst
We live in a day and time when our rights sometimes take precedence over our pursuit of righteousness, when we get caught in the rush of seeking self rather than seeking God.
— Lysa TerKeurst
The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
— John F. Kennedy
The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.
— John F. Kennedy
Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free.
— John F. Kennedy
This nation was founded by many men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. John F. Kennedy, Radio and television report to the American people in civil rights, June 11, 1963 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 - 1963) ? John F. Kennedy
— John F. Kennedy