“In our country there's never been a successful progressive struggle that did not have a soundtrack, whether it was the civil rights movement, workers' rights movement, women's rights movement. There's got to be songs at the barricades, and those are the kinds of songs that I try to write.” WritingTryingKindCountrySongStruggleSuccessfulRightsMovementWorkersCivil RightsOur CountryProgressiveWomens RightsCivil Rights MovementSoundtracksBarricadesWorkers Rights Author:Tom Morello
“The Holocaust has proven to be an indispensable ideological weapon. Through its deployment, one of the world's most formidable military powers, with a horrendous human rights record, has cast itself as a "victim" state, and the most successful ethnic group in the US has likewise acquired victim status.” WorldHumansStatesSuccessfulRecordsRightsGroupsMilitaryWeaponsVictimHuman RightsCastsHolocaustProvenIndispensableIdeologicalFormidableDeploymentMilitary PowerEthnic Groups Author:Norman Finkelstein
“But all history has taught us the grim lesson that no nation has ever been successful in avoiding the terrors of war by refusing to defend its rights - by attempting to placate aggression.” WarNationsSuccessfulRightsTaughtLessonsTerrorDefenseAggressionAvoidingAttemptingGrimTaught Us Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
“Today I must humbly thank Providence, whose grace has enabled me, who was once an unknown soldier in the War, to bring to a successful issue the struggle for the restoration of our honor and rights as a nation.” WarTodayNationsStruggleIssuesSuccessfulGraceRightsAtheismHonorSoldierProvidenceRestoration Book:Hitler's Words Source: Hitler's Words
“Attaching the word marriage to the association of same-sex individuals mistakenly presumes that marriage is principally a matter of adult benefits and adult rights. In fact, marriage is principally about the nurturing and development of children. And the successful development of children is critical to the preservation and success of our nation.” ChildrenMatterFactsIndividualNationsSexSuccessfulRightsDevelopmentBenefitsAdultsCriticalAssociationPreservationNurturing Author:Mitt Romney