I suspect that the framers of the Bill of Rights have long since rolled over in their graves.
One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.
The French revolution taught us the rights of man.
The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.
What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.
I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
I would simply not compromise on the fundamental rights of people.
To me, the European Union says there is a charter that protects you; you have fundamental rights, and they are staying silent when they are violating my fundamental rights.
The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans under our Constitution.
What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.
Gay rights are human rights.
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.
Gays and lesbians should have the same rights as anybody else, and when they're in Jamaica, they do have the same rights.
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.
What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous.
When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Supreme Court is the last line of defense for the separation of powers and for the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.
The thinkers of the world should by rights be guardians of the world's mirth.
I am in favor, heartily in favor, of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and I owe my allegiance to my country at all times.
The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords.
