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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most sweeping civil rights legislation of its day, and included women's rights as part of its reforms. Ironically, the section on women's rights was added by a senator from Virginia who opposed the whole thing and was said to be sure that if he stuck something about womens' rights into it, it would never pass. The bill passed anyway, though, much to the chagrin of a certain wiener from Virginia.

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We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.

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I think whoever is the president [he] must guard your liberties, must not erode your rights in America.

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I defy anybody to say what are the rights of a citizen, if they do not include the control of his own diet in relation to his own health.

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In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

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So on this Human Rights Day, let us rededicate ourselves to the advancement of human rights and freedoms for all, and pledge always to live by the ideals we promote to the world.

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URBANITY, n. The kind of civility that urban observers ascribe to dwellers in all cities but New York. Its commonest expression is heard in the words, "I beg your pardon," and it is not consistent with disregard of the rights of others.

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The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting the sacred exercise of the lawmaking functions of their government.

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Rights of true citizenship accrue only to those who serve the State to which they belong.

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The Declaration of Independence has been called, with some justice, the most revolutionary document in human history, in that it placed the individual person first in the political scheme of things and made the legitimacy of governments and ruling classes contingent on their success at preserving individual rights.

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As to women, the Islamic faith has given women rights that are equal to or more than the rights given them in the Old Testament and the Bible.

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Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.

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I don't know whether you have any rights before you're born. All I know is that being born again doesn't entitle you to twice as many.

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Liberty does not consist in mere declarations of the rights of man. It consists in the translation of those declarations into definite action.

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We need common-sense judges who understand our rights were derived from God

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When Monarchs abuse the rights with which they have been invested by the confidence of the people, and bring down upon their heads the calamity of war, the people have the right to withdraw their allegiance.

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I warn the marauder dragging plunder, chaotic, rich beyond all rights: he'll strike his sails, harried at long last, stunned when the squalls of torment break his spars to bits.

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Filibuster has long tradition, but used to harm civil rights.

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The battle for women's rights has largely been won. The days when they were demanded and discussed in strident tones should be gone forever. I hate those strident tones we hear from some Women's Libbers.

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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.

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