Angelina Grimke
Activist
"I recognize no rights but human rights."
Human Rights quotes
Human Rights
55 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Eve Curie
Scientist, Author
"We discovered that peace at any price is no peace at all."
Aung San Suu Kyi
Politician, Activist
"Please use your freedom to promote ours."
Emma Goldman
Anarchist, Political Activist, Writer
"The most vital right is the right to love and be loved."
Moon Jae-in
Politician
"Humanitarian assistance and exchanges are still allowed, even under the sanctions regime on North Korea. Therefore, in parallel with sanctions and pressure, we must also employ humanitarian assistance. The meeting of separated families is also a measure to ensure human rights."
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"It is very deplorable that North Korea still does not uphold human rights, which are universal values."
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"You can't have occupation and human rights."
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"There is no road to freedom, freedom is the road."
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"The U.S. has represented throughout its history a commitment to human rights and the law - shining a light on what happened at Abu Ghraib exposes our departure from this long-term commitment. It does not, however, excuse the atrocities carried about by Saddam Hussein and others."
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