“The function of our Government is to insure to all its citizens, now and hereafter, their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If we of this generation destroy the resources from which our children would otherwise derive their livelihood, we reduce the capacity of our land to support a population, and so either degrade the standard of living or deprive the coming generations of their fight to life on this continent.” IfsChildrenGovernmentFightingLibertySupportRightsGenerationsLandCitizensStandardsResourcesCapacityFunctionOur ChildrenPopulationPursuitContinentsPursuit Of HappinessHereafterLivelihoodDegradeStandards Of LivingThis GenerationLife Liberty And The Pursuit Of HappinessRights To Life Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“I wish and will continue to wish, that the German people should learn that by reason of practical examples afforded by their ability and work, they are not a second-rate or inferior people in comparison with others. On the contrary they are their equals according to all true standards of values and therefore entitled to equal rights in all respects.” PeopleShouldReasonValuesWishAbilityRightsExampleEqualStandardsRateContraryPracticalsComparisonInferiorsEntitledEqual RightsSecond Rate Author:Adolf Hitler
“People often say, with pride, 'I'm not interested in politics.' They might as well say, 'I'm not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future.' ... If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics.” PeopleIfsWorldWellsMeanMightJobsPoliticsRightsPrideStandardsOur WorldNot InterestedMy FutureStandards Of LivingWorld And Life Author:Martha Gellhorn
“A culture is not an abstract thing. It is a living, evolving process. The aim is to push beyond standard-setting and asserting human rights to make those standards a living reality for people everywhere.” PeopleHumansRealityCultureProcessRightsStandardsAimHuman RightsSettingSettingsEvolveAbstractLiving Reality Author:Mary Robinson
“I believe in an America that is on the march - an America respected by all nations, friends and foes alike - an America that is moving, doing, working, trying - a strong America in a world of peace. That peace must be based on world law and world order, on the mutual respect of all nations for the rights and powers of others and on a world economy in which no nation lacks the ability to provide a decent standard of living for all of its people.” PeopleWorldTryingBelieveAmericaMovingLawOrderStrongI BelieveNationsAbilityEconomyRightsStandardsI Believe InDecentMutualMarchFoeWorld OrderStandards Of LivingMutual RespectWorld EconomyStrong America Author:John F. Kennedy
“The Singapore judicial system's shameful recourse to using torture - in the form of caning - to punish crimes that should be misdemeanors is indicative of a blatant disregard for international human rights standards, one of the defendants said that sentencing day was the darkest day of his life, but in reality every day that Singapore keeps caning on its books is a dark day for the country's international reputation.” LifeShouldHumansSaidBookCountryRealityFormDarkRightsCrimeStandardsInternationalHuman RightsReputationTortureShamefulDisregardJudicialSingaporeRecourseDark DaysJudicial SystemMisdemeanors Author:Phil Robertson
“The establishment can't admit [that] it is human rights violations that make ... countries attractive to business - so history has to be fudged, including denial of our support of regimes of terror and the practices that provide favorable climates of investment, and our destabilization of democracies that [don't] meet [the] standard of service to the transnational corporation.” HumansCountryPracticeSupportDemocracyRightsStandardsInvestmentClimateIncludingHuman RightsTerrorDenialCorporationsAttractiveEstablishmentRegimesViolationTransnational Corporations Author:Edward S. Herman
“There's a worldwide linking of environmental activists, developmental experts and human rights advocates. And they're using the two frameworks, in particular environmental standards and human rights.” HumansTwoRightsParticularStandardsEnvironmentalHuman RightsExpertsActivistFrameworkDevelopmental Author:Mary Robinson
“There was a resistance movement in the white community, and there was a determined civil rights movement by our neighbors and friends in the African-American community. They had right on their side. They conducted themselves in high standards, with courage and determination, and they were victorious. They overcame.” SidesCommunityWhiteRightsMovementStandardsDeterminationDeterminedNeighborResistanceCivil RightsAfrican AmericanCivil Rights MovementHigh StandardsCourage And DeterminationNeighbors And Friends Author:Jeff Sessions