Human Rights Quotes

"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor." "There is no vaccine for racism." "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people" "We have a duty to protect people who flee from conflicts and persecution" "When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises" "I think the first duty of society is justice" "Every person living in a country should have the same freedom." "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom" "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore" "Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all" "You know it's funny when it rains it pours, they got money for wars, but can't feed the poor." "When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw." "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves." "For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others" "Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population." "You can beat or jail me or even kill me, but I am not going to be what you want me to be!" "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong." "All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill." "An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger." "When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will"