“World War II was fought for the abolition of racial exclusiveness, equality of nations and the integrity of their territories, liberation of enslaved nations and restoration of their sovereign rights, the right of every nation to arrange its affairs as it wishes, economic aid to nations that have suffered and assistance to them in attaining their material welfare, restoration of democratic liberties, and destruction of the Hitlerite regime.” WorldWarNationsWishLibertyRightsEconomicMaterialsIntegrityDestructionDemocraticAffairJewAidsLiberationWelfareWar Of The WorldsTerritoryWorld War IiRegimesWorld War ISovereignAssistanceRestorationAbolition Author:Joseph Stalin
“The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of liberty and happiness...beyond the Atlantic. In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries.” DoeWarMatterStatesUnitedLibertyUnited StatesTakenRightsPolicyCitizensJewFavorsInjuryFriendlyCherishSentimentsResent Author:James Monroe
“His Majesty's Government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.” PeopleMayCountryDoneUseHomeGovernmentPoliticalCommunityReligiousViewsRightsObjectsAchievementUnderstoodPrejudiceJewEnjoyedEstablishmentOther CountriesFavourPalestineMajestyEndeavourFacilitateJewish CommunityJewish NationalReligious Rights Author:Arthur Balfour
“The rights of citizenship will be taken away from all Jews and other non-Aryans. They are inferior and therefore enemies of the state. It is the duty of all true Aryans to hate and despise them.” StatesHateEnemyTakenRightsDutyJewDespiseInferiorsCitizenship Author:Charlie Chaplin
“Finally and long overdue, your people, oppressed and disgraced by hatred and maliciousness, have achieved justice: now you enjoy full citizen's rights, but you'll remain Jews nonetheless.” PeopleLongEnjoyJusticeRightsCitizensHatredJewCivil RightsOppressedOverdue Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The first year I was in office, only about 800 people came out of the Soviet Union, Jews. By the third year I was in office... second year, 1979, 51,000 came out of the Soviet Union. And every one of the human rights heroes - I'll use the word - who have come out of the Soviet Union, have said it was a turning point in their lives, and not only in the Soviet Union but also in places like Czechoslovakia and Hungary and Poland [they] saw this human rights policy of mine as being a great boost to the present democracy and freedom that they enjoy.” PeopleYearsFirstsHumansSaidUseEnjoyDemocracySawsRightsPolicyMinesHeroOfficeThirdsUnionsHuman RightsJewSovietSoviet UnionTurning PointsBoostPolandHungaryCzechoslovakia Author:Jimmy Carter
“In Islam tolerance means that Christians and Jews are allowed to live under the protection of Muslims but never as citizens with the same rights. What Muslims call tolerance is nothing other than discrimination.” MeanChristianRightsCitizensIslamJewProtectionToleranceDiscrimination Author:Bassam Tibi
“Your sect [the Jews] by its sufferings has furnished a remarkable proof of the universal point of religious insolence, inherent in every sect, disclaimed by all while feeble and practised by all when in power. Our laws have applied the only antidote to this vice, protecting our religions, as they do our civil rights, by putting all on equal footing. But more remains to be done.” DoneLawSufferingReligiousRightsEqualUniversalRemainsJewVicesProofCivil RightsRemarkableInherentAntidoteSectsInsolence Author:Thomas Jefferson
“The covenant between Jews and God was conditional on their respect for human rights. The reason they were expelled from the land was that they were more interested in money and power and treated the poor and aliens with contempt.” HumansReasonPoorRightsLandHuman RightsJewTreatedAliensContemptCovenantMoney And PowerConditional Author:Stephen Sizer
“Because our right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to Christians in Charleston, South Carolina, and that was denied Jews in Kansas City, and that was denied Muslims in Chapel Hill, and Sikhs in Oak Creek. They had rights too. Our right to peaceful assembly, that right was robbed from movie goers in Aurora and Lafayette.” ChristianCitiesRightsWorshipSouthJewPeacefulHillsDeniedAssemblyOaksCarolinaKansasSouth CarolinaChapelCreeksKansas CityAuroraCharlestonLafayetteChapel HillCharleston South Carolina Author:Barack Obama
“Organizer is kind of a grand term for what I was doing. I answered an ad that the Presbyterian Church of Chicago put up on college campuses. I was at the University of Kansas, and it's somewhat relevant to my life and work that I'm a Jew. But they weren't doing a religious litmus test. They wanted energetic, civil-rights-committed college students to come help them run some summer programs.” KindHelpingRunningWantedTermChurchReligiousRightsStudentsCollegeSummerProgramTestsUniversityCommittedJewCivil RightsChicagoRelevantAdsEnergeticCampusKansasOrganizerCollege StudentsPresbyteriansCollege Campus Author:Sara Paretsky
“It's something fundamental to me, human rights that people are equal under law simply because they are human beings. And I can no more imagine falling in love with someone who believed, for instance, as Orthodox Jews do, that women are unclean during their menstrual periods.” PeopleHumansI CanLawFallHuman BeingsRightsImaginePeriodsEqualFundamentalsFalling In LoveHuman RightsJewInstanceOrthodox Author:Susan Jacoby
“For me, equal citizenship for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Atheists and Agnostics is an indisputable principle. Whoever you are, you should get the same rights with no discussion and no compromise.” ShouldChristianPrinciplesRightsEqualAtheistJewCompromiseDiscussionCitizenshipNo Compromise Author:Tariq Ramadan