Rights Quotes
Most popular rights quotes
![A man will fight harder for his interests than his rights. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/90/990A-a-man-will-fight-harder-for-his-interests-than-his-napoleon.png)
A man will fight harder for his interests than his rights.
![I am proud of the revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought . . . the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but the hands of God. - John F. Kennedy quote.](/img/q/18/21418A-i-am-proud-of-the-revolutionary-beliefs-which-our-forebears-john-f-kennedy.png)
I am proud of the revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought . . . the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but the hands of God.
![The true republic: men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less. - Susan B. Anthony quote.](/img/q/61/31061A-the-true-republic-men-their-rights-nothing-more-women-their-susan-b-anthony.png)
The true republic: men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
![I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty. - John Davison Rockefeller Jr. quote.](/img/q/55/37855A-i-believe-that-every-right-implies-responsibility-every-opportunity-obligation-john-davison-rockefeller-jr.png)
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty.
![The belief that if the meanest man in the republic is deprived of his rights, then every man in the republic is deprived of his rights, is the only patriotism. - Jane Addams quote.](/img/q/38/39038A-the-belief-that-if-the-meanest-man-republic-is-deprived-jane-addams.png)
The belief that if the meanest man in the republic is deprived of his rights, then every man in the republic is deprived of his rights, is the only patriotism.
![There are no such things as divine, immutable or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim to them. - Helen Keller quote.](/img/q/42/39042A-there-are-no-such-things-as-divine-immutable-or-inalienable-helen-keller.png)
There are no such things as divine, immutable or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim to them.
![Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority. - Ayn Rand quote.](/img/q/43/39043A-individual-rights-are-not-subject-to-public-vote-majority-has-ayn-rand.png)
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority.
![The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. quote.](/img/q/16/43216A-the-right-to-swing-my-fist-ends-where-other-mans-oliver-wendell-holmes-sr.png)
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.
![From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbour's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. - Carl Schurz quote.](/img/q/39/50739A-from-the-equality-of-rights-springs-identity-our-highest-interests-carl-schurz.png)
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbour's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
![Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being. - Kahlil Gibran quote.](/img/q/36/52336A-safeguarding-the-rights-of-others-is-most-noble-beautiful-end-kahlil-gibran.png)
Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.
![It is hard to think of any word that has confused more issues than the word 'rights.' Nowadays, almost anything that anybody wants is called a 'right'—a magic word that does away with the need for evidence, logic or even common sense. - Thomas Sowell quote.](/img/q/67/54067A-it-is-hard-to-think-of-any-word-that-has-thomas-sowell.png)
It is hard to think of any word that has confused more issues than the word 'rights.' Nowadays, almost anything that anybody wants is called a 'right'—a magic word that does away with the need for evidence, logic or even common sense.