“We all have a responsibility, and as Rabbi Heschel, one of my prophets, has put it: "Those who condone, or are silent, in the face of injustice, are more guilty than the perpetrators." And so, to the degree we pretend to be a democracy, we have a corresponding duty to be activist enough to prevent our human rights form being infringed upon.” HumansEnoughFacesFormResponsibilityDemocracyRightsDutyDegreesSilentInjusticeHuman RightsGuiltyProphetActivistCorrespondingRabbiPerpetrators Author:Ray McGovern
“I think we need to be a superpower of human rights, of support for true grassroots democracy, not corporatist economic development, which suits our economic elite but has not been helpful to the cause of democracies around the world.” ThinkingWorldNeedsHumansCausesSupportDemocracyRightsEconomicDevelopmentHuman RightsSuitsAround The WorldHelpfulElitesSuperpowerEconomic DevelopmentGrassroots Author:Jill Stein
“We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.” HumansStruggleDemocracyRightsCreatingDemocraticHuman RightsDedicatedDemocracy And Human Rights Author:Akbar Ganji
“The promises of Fidel Castro's so-called revolution of pluralism and democracy, were and continue to be a false promise and a betrayal of all basic human rights.” HumansDemocracyRightsRevolutionPromiseHuman RightsBetrayalCastroPluralismBasic Human RightsFalse Promises Author:Andy Garcia
“The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy and a belief in the market economy.” HumansStatesValuesBeliefUnitedUnited StatesEconomyDemocracyRightsUnionsHuman RightsRootedPartnershipStrategicEuropean UnionMarket EconomyShared Values Author:Donald Tusk
“Foreign policy that is obviously guided by interests, but that is very much also committed to shared values, so we have a platform, democracy, freedom, respect of human rights that we would like to see respected all over the world and also, a peaceful world order.” WorldHumansValuesOrderInterestDemocracyRightsPolicyHuman RightsCommittedPeacefulForeign PolicyPlatformsWorld OrderPeaceful WorldDemocracy FreedomShared Values Author:Angela Merkel