“Part of the true luxury of "earned laziness" are the braggin rights that come along with being purposefully and publicly lazy. It is a badge of distinction, an emblem of success, without having to say too much about it. It labels us, affords us kudos, and raises our profile in the "pecking order" of our fellow troglodytes. It says to others, "See, I've done so well that I can afford to do nothing at all whenever I so choose!” WellsI CanDoneOrderToo MuchRightsRaisesFellowsLuxuryLabelsDistinctionLazyLazinessProfileBadgesEmblemsPecking Order Author:Al Gini
“Measures should be enacted which, without violating the rights of property, would reduce extreme wealth towards a state of mediocrity, and raise extreme indigence towards a state of comfort.” ShouldStatesLawWealthRightsComfortRaisesPropertyExtremesMediocrity Author:James Madison
“You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?” KnowsShouldSaidHelpingWisdomGovernmentGirlFatherSpeakWaitingVoiceCommunityLeadershipJusticeEducationHistoryRightsViolenceEqualEthicsEncouragementArmyRaisesStrategyHuman RightsIndividualityTerrorismIdeologySpokesFree SpeechShould IWomens RightsEqual RightsCivilityDisobedienceSpeaks OutCivil Disobedience Author:Malala Yousafzai
“Civil society must be strengthened to help raise awareness among people living with HIV, and those at risk, of their rights, and to ensure they have access to legal services and redress through the courts.” PeopleHelpingRightsRiskAwarenessRaisesCourtAccessHivCivil SocietyRedress Author:Shereen El Feki
“If we as a society want to cure unemployment, raise real wages, and in other ways improve our economy, we will base public policy on private property rights, the non-aggression principle and the law of free association. In the free and prosperous society, everyone may do precisely as he pleases, provided only that he does not initiate violence against non-aggressors.” IfsWayWantMayDoeRealLawPrinciplesEconomyRightsViolencePolicyPleaseRaisesPropertyCuresAssociationAggressionUnemploymentWagesProsperousPrivate PropertyProperty RightsPublic PolicyInitiateAggressors Book:Labor Economics from a Free Market Perspective: Employing the Unemployable Source: Labor Economics from a Free Market Perspective: Employing the Unemployable
“I made it clear that I will consider - this is the important phrase I am trying to say - myself most fortunate if Jesus Christ will accept the sacrifice of my blood to raise the voice for the justice and rights of the persecuted and victimized Christians and other minorities in Pakistan.” IfsTryingMadeImportantChristianJesusVoiceChristJusticeAcceptingClearRightsSacrificeBloodJesus ChristRaisesMade ItFortunatePhrasesMinoritiesPakistanPersecuted Author:Shahbaz Bhatti
“Things are very rudimentary as far as women's rights really go here, and it seems fine, but once you start scraping the surface, you start to see the ripple effect of how not having equal rights is so detrimental and how many mothers are single parents trying to raise their families.” TryingSeemsMotherParentRightsEffectsFineEqualRaisesSurfaceWomens RightsEqual RightsRippleDetrimentalSingle ParentRipple EffectScraping Author:Patricia Arquette