“Americans love to talk about the Constitution and how it protects the rights of every citizen and promises freedom to every citizen, but it's also a country based on racism and they don't talk about that too much and every time there's a film which deals with it there's certain parts of the country that feel uncomfortable.” FeelsCountryFilmCertainDealsToo MuchRightsCitizensPromiseProtectRacismConstitutionUncomfortable Author:Denzel Washington
“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
“Nothing appeals to children more than justice, and they should be taught in the nursery to "play fair" in games, to respect each other's property and rights, to give credit to others, and not to take too much credit to themselves.” GivingShouldChildrenPlayGamesJusticeToo MuchRightsTaughtFairsPropertyCreditAppealsNurseryRespect Each Other Book:Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home Source: Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home
“In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make and execute the laws with rigour, than to guarding against encroachments upon the rights of the community. As too much power leads to despotism, too little leads to anarchy, and both eventually to the ruin of the people.” PeopleGivingLittlesGovernmentLawCommunityLibertyToo MuchRightsDegreesAuthorityPaidRegardRuinsAnarchyDespotismFramedMagistratesGuardingEncroachmentToo Much PowerRigour Book:1779-1781 Source: 1779-1781
“I've had my share, less than so many though, but enough to feel empathy. It's tough and I see it so much on Earth, too much suffering. The loss of free will I find unacceptable - what most of us refer to as rights.” FeelsEnoughEarthSufferingLossToo MuchRightsShareEmpathyToughFree Will Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten