“My position as regards the monied interests can be put in a few words. In every civilized society property rights must be carefully safeguarded; ordinarily and in the great majority of cases, human rights and property rights are fundamentally and in the long run, identical; but when it clearly appears that there is a real conflict between them, human rights must have the upper hand; for property belongs to man and not man to property.” MenHumansLongRealHandsRunningPoliticsInterestCasesRightsPositionConflictRegardMajorityPropertyHuman RightsCivilizedLong RunsIdenticalProperty RightsFew WordsCivilized SocietyUpper Hand Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“We are deeply concerned about the situation in Russia with regards to human rights. There are several examples of this situation, such as the new law requiring NGOs to register as "foreign agents", the law banning homosexual "propaganda", problems with the rule of law and arbitrary judicial processes, and court rulings against the opposition.” HumansProblemLawProcessSituationRightsExampleConcernedRegardCourtHuman RightsRussiaAgentsPropagandaOppositionHomosexualRulingArbitraryRule Of LawRegisterJudicial Author:Cecilia Malmstrom
“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else.” HumansMadeChoicesNaturalDecisionRightsUniversalRegardFundamentalsHuman RightsSizeUnitsDeclarationChoices And DecisionsDeclaration Of Human Rights Book:Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos Source: Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
“From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics - it's really about people meeting together through sports and putting aside their countries' differences for that time.” PeopleCountryWisdomRealityWould BeTogetherPoliticsSportsCommunityLeadershipDifferencesViolencePolicyPerspectiveEthicsRegardStrategyThreatMeetingsUnityHuman RightsAthleteTerrorismIdeologyForeign PolicyOlympicsDiplomacyCivilityDisobedienceCivil Disobedience Author:Brian Boitano
“Look at what I've done my entire life. I have been working on behalf of civil rights, women's rights, human rights for years and I know how challenging it is to change our political system and I have the highest regard for those who have put themselves on the line.” KnowsYearsHumansLooksHas BeensDonePoliticalChallengesLinesKnow HowRightsHighestRegardHuman RightsCivil RightsWomens RightsBehalfPolitical Systems Author:Hillary Clinton
“In order to better charge Moscow with human rights violations, the United States had to bend with regard to the more excessive aspects of Jim Crow. It had to yield to the insistent cries on the ground here in this country.” HumansCountryStatesOrderUnitedUnited StatesRightsCryAspectRegardHuman RightsYieldViolationCrowMoscowJim Crow Author:Gerald Horne
“Look, you are interested in trying to make sure that governments keep a clean environment, have regard for the lifestyles of indigenous peoples, and work for fair trade rules. Well, it's exactly the same for human rights - from non-discrimination to the basic rights to food, safe water, education and health care. We are talking rights not needs. There are standards that governments have signed up to - but nobody is holding them to account.” NeedsTryingHumansWellsLooksGovernmentCareWaterTalkingEnvironmentRightsSafeStandardsFairsAccountsRegardTradeCleanHuman RightsLifestyleDiscriminationHealth CareIndigenousIndigenous PeopleFair TradeBasic Rights Author:Mary Robinson
“Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned... Everything is war. Me say war. That until the're no longer 1st class and 2nd class citizens of any nation... Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significa...nce than the color of his eyes, me say war. That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race me say war!” MenHumansWarPhilosophyEyeNationsRaceClassRightsColorCitizensRacismSkinsRegardHuman RightsSuperiorsHis EyesAbandonedInferiorsAnti RacismBasic Human Rights Author:Bob Marley
“Twenty-five, 30 years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer true. The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human rights is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian.” PeopleYearsHumansStatesCharacterBlackUnitedUnited StatesFiveRightsJudgingGayYears AgoTwentiesRegardHuman RightsBlack PeopleHomosexualTwenty FiveBarometer Author:Bayard Rustin