Human Rights Quotes

"Ask the SCLC about John Lewis and I'll tell you the story of how someone who not only served as the conscience of our country but literally shed his blood in the struggle for the soul of America" "Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible" "A right delayed is a right denied." "Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression, or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities" "There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence against a government whose reply is only savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people" "Every person should be treated with dignity and respect" "Our fight must be grounded in the belief that equal justice under law is a right not an option or a privilege" "The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples." "It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. " "Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all." "Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all" "A good life for the people is the most important human right" "Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights" "It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman" "Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create" "A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying" "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"