Al Franken Quotes, Rights Quotes, Vietnam Quotes

I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.

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Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We must show not only in our words, but in our deeds, that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by acting toward them in a spirit of just and generous recognition of all their rights.

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I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it is when the President takes his oath of office, rather than to the flag and the nation

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The Bill of Rights decoupled religion from the state, in part because so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind - each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.

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If the Court finds that there is not a state interest in discriminating and showing moral disapproval of homosexuality then we can't stop equal marriage rights.

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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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It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others ad fight for your rights.

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

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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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The basis of human rights is happy life. Everyone wants to lead a happy life for which we need to have a holistic approach.

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True religion, like our founding principles, requires that the rights of the disbeliever be equally acknowledged with those of the believer.

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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

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Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.

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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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The contrast couldn't be clearer between the intentions and the hearts of those of us who care deeply about human rights and human liberty and those who kill. [on the terrorist bombings in London, July 7, 2005

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An author who gives a manager or publisher any rights in his work except those immediately and specifically required for its publication or performance is for business purposes an imbecile.

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Tags : George Bernard Shaw Quotes , Rights Quotes , Giving Quotes

While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect.

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I am opposed to socialism because it dreams ingenuously of good, truth, beauty, and equal rights.

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We have to put a stop to the idea that it is a part of everybody's civil rights to say whatever he pleases.

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

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