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 | I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 38 likes |
 | When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect. — Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer 11 likes |
 | Never confuse your right to say what you believe with a right to never be disagreed with and ridiculed for saying what you believe. — Ricky Gervais, 1961-, British comedian & screenwriter 8 likes |
 | Liberties aren’t given, they are taken. — Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer 8 likes |
 | The general limits of your freedom are merely these: that you do not trespass upon the equal rights of others. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 6 likes |
| I believe the only way to protect my own rights is to protect the rights of others. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 5 likes |
 | What men value in this world is not rights but privileges. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 5 likes |
 | Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 5 likes |
| The government was set to protect man from criminals-and the constitution was written to protect man from the government. The Bill of Rights was not directed at private citizens, but against the government-as an explicit declaration that individual rights supersede any public or social power. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 5 likes |
| Remember also that the smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights, cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 4 likes |
 | Democracy is not a tearing down; it is a building up. It does not denial of the divine right of kings; it asserts the divine right of all men. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 4 likes |
 | Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. — John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach 3 likes |
 | The “rights” of women are men's duties. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 3 likes |
| Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 3 likes |
 | I do not think that we have a “right” to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks. — Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress 2 likes |
 | In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 2 likes |
 | A right delayed is a right denied. — Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement 2 likes |
 | I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way. — Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet 2 likes |
 | One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights. — Simone Weil, 1909-1943, French philosopher 2 likes |
 | It has become a habit to declare our rights in order to neglect our duties. |
 | The mountain belongs to the monastery. The monastery belongs to God. And God belongs to everybody. — Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer (Alexis Zorbas speaking) |
 | Justice is the right of the weakest. |
 | Constitutions are intended to preserve practical and substantial rights, not to maintain theories. |
| I’m claiming the right to be unhappy. |
 | There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. |
| The end does not justify the means. No one’s rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others. |
| Universal suffering in the end does not recognize any of the individual’s rights except the “right” to be alternately oppressor or oppressed. |
