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“If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man.”

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Author:Brigham Young

“The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight; that he shall not be a mere passenger, but shall do his share in the work that each generation of us finds ready to hand; and, furthermore, that in doing his work he shall show, not only the capacity for sturdy self-help, but also self-respecting regard for the rights of others.”

Firsts Self Helping Shows Hands Able Rights Generations Share Self Help Willing Ready Citizens Capacity Weight Regard Mere Republic Passengers Good Citizen Sturdy

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“The idea of human rights and freedoms must be an integral part of any meaningful world order. Yet, I think it must be anchored in a different place, and in a different way, than has been the case so far. If it is to be more than just a slogan mocked by half the world, it cannot be expressed in the language of a departing era, and it must not be mere froth floating on the subsiding waters of faith in a purely scientific relationship to the world.”

“What rights have women? ... [they are] punished for breaking laws which they have no voice in making. All avenues to enterprise and honors are closed against them. If poor, they must drudge for a mere pittance if of the wealthy classes, they must be dressed dolls of fashion parlor puppets.”

Ifs Law Voice Poor Class Rights Fashion Honor Mere Enterprise Wealthy Womens Rights Avenues Dolls Puppets Parlor Breaking The Law

Author:Ernestine Rose

“The act of willingly subtracting from one's own limited store of the good and the agreeable for the sake of adding to that of others reflects the understanding that individual happiness needs a base broader than the mere satisfaction of selfish passions. From there, it is not such a large step to the realization that respecting the susceptibilities and rights of others is as important as defending one's own susceptibilities and rights if civilized society is to be safeguarded.”

Ifs Needs Important Passion Individual Understanding Steps Rights Mere Sake Satisfaction Stores Selfish Realization Civilized Civilized Society Susceptibility Individual Happiness

Book:Towards a true refuge

Source: Towards a true refuge

“Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.”

“Can one generation bind another, and all others, in succession forever? I think not. The Creator has made the earth for the living, not the dead. Rights and powers can only belong to persons, not to things, not to mere matter endowed with will...Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.”

Thinking Men Persons Made Matter Earth Forever Rights Generations Mere Creator Inherent Succession Unchangeable Unalienable Rights

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“Well, it's hard for a mere man to believe that woman doesn't have equal rights.”

Men Believe Wells Hard Rights Equal Mere Equal Rights

Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower