“I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.” FightingNiceRightsTraditionRootsCivil RightsTwinsSensibilityVikingsMinnesotaMinnesotans Author:Al Franken
“It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.” IfsWayRightsTraditionNew WaysAmerican Tradition Author:John F. Kennedy
“When you represent the state of Washington, we have a tradition of deciding social issues by vote. Washington State passed abortion rights before Roe v. Wade and affirmed it at the ballot box later.” StatesSocialIssuesRightsTraditionVoteBoxesAbortionSocial IssuesBallotsWadeRoe V WadeAbortion RightsWashington State Author:Michael Baumgartner
“The suggestion of denying any measure of their full political rights to such a great group of our population as the colored people is one which, however it might be received in some other quarters, could not possibly be permitted by one who feels a responsibility for living up to the traditions and maintaining the principles of the Republican Party. Our Constitution guarantees equal rights to all our citizens, without discrimination on account of race or color. I have taken my oath to support that Constitution.” FeelsMightPoliticalPartyRaceResponsibilityPrinciplesSupportTakenRightsGroupsColorCitizensRepublicanEqualTraditionAccountsConstitutionPopulationDiscriminationCivil RightsAfrican AmericanGuaranteesQuartersSuggestionsRepublican PartyMaintainingEqual RightsOathPolitical Rights Author:Calvin Coolidge
“I do not accept that we cannot find a common sense way to preserve our traditions, including our basic second amendment freedoms and the rights of law abiding gun owners, while at the same time reducing the gun violence that unleashes so much mayhem on a regular basis.” WayLawPoliticsJusticeCommonAcceptingRightsViolencePolicyEthicsGunTraditionBasesConstitutionPropertyIncludingHuman RightsCommon SenseIdeologyPreservesOwnersAmendmentsCivilityReducingAbidingSecond AmendmentGun ViolenceMayhemGun Owners Author:Barack Obama
“A free society is a society in which all traditions have equal rights and equal access to the centers of power. A tradition receives these rights not because the importance the cash value, as it were) it has for outsiders but because it gives meaning to the lives of those who participate in it.” GivingValuesRightsEqualTraditionImportanceAccessCashOutsidersEqual RightsFree Society Author:Paul Feyerabend
“The rights of Englishmen are derived from God, not from king or Parliament, and would be secured by the study of history, law, and tradition.” Would BeLawLibertyStudyRightsKingsTraditionParliamentEnglishmenSecured Author:John Adams
“The critical question is how a religious tradition is interpreted. Is it interpreted in ways that are pro-human rights or in ways that are a throwback to the Dark Ages?” WayHumansAgeReligiousDarkRightsTraditionHuman RightsCriticalDark AgesReligious TraditionsThrowback Author:Khaled Abou El Fadl
“Women become the objects of rules; they are repressed and lose their rights in the name of religion, or they lose their freedom in the name of tradition, while the state legitimates this foolishness with laws.” StatesLawNamesLosesRightsObjectsTraditionFoolishnessRepressed Author:Okky Madasari
“The examples of female success stories are important on the global scale, as they help to disseminate the idea of gender equality and to spread the roots for the actual implementation of equal rights for women and men and democratic values among different cultures, societies and traditions.” MenImportantIdeasDifferentHelpingStoriesValuesCultureRightsExampleEqualMen And WomenFemaleTraditionRootsDemocraticSpreadGenderScalesEqual RightsGender EqualityDifferent CulturesImplementationSuccess StoriesDemocratic Values Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“Filibuster has long tradition, but used to harm civil rights.” LongUsedRightsTraditionHarmCivil RightsFilibuster Author:Barack Obama
“The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings. At issue was the fundamental question of whether men's rights were God-given or whether these rights were to be dispensed by governments to their subjects. This document proclaimed that all men have certain inalienable rights. In other words, these rights came from God.” MenLongGodGovernmentPoliticalCertainGivenMoralIssuesRightsSubjectsDivineKingsTraditionIndependenceFundamentalsHuman RightsRebellionJustificationDocumentsDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceProclaimingInalienable RightsDivine RightFavor Of GodDivine Right Of Kings Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.” HumansFormCultureRightsViolenceTraditionHuman RightsViolationViolence Against WomenCulture Religion Author:Michelle Bachelet