Quotes about Equal Rights

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. Votes: 4

I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn't be so outspoken. Votes: 4

I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality. Votes: 4

The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved. Votes: 4

We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law. Votes: 4

We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item. Votes: 4

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Votes: 4

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual. Votes: 4

The Equal Rights Amendment would "turn holy wedlock into holy deadlock." Votes: 3

We are going to fight to pass the long over-due Equal Rights Amendment. Votes: 3

Gay Marriage isn't Special Rights, it's Equal Rights. 'Special Rights' are for political churches that don't pay taxes. Votes: 3

Susan B. Anthony formed the Equal Rights Association, refuted ideas that women were inferior to men, and fought for a woman's right to vote. Votes: 3

The ideal of perfect Success is an ideal belonging to the same sort of individual as the inventor of Equal Rights of man and Perfectibility. Votes: 3

I'll do anything to pass the ERA [Equal Rights Amendment], even if it means wearing babydoll nightgowns and padded bras, if that will make people less afraid. Votes: 3

I liked the name of the amendment. I couldn't help feeling uneasy that the church was opposing something with a name as beautiful as the Equal Rights Amendment. Votes: 3

Almost 100 years after women secured the right to vote in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, we still do not have equal rights under the Constitution. My question for the GOP candidates: Do you support the Equal Rights Amendment? Votes: 3

The Republican Party supported the Equal Rights Amendment before the Democratic Party did. But what happened was that a lot of very right-wing Democrats, after the civil rights bill of 1964, left the Democratic Party and gradually have taken over the Republican Party. Votes: 3

My greatest disappointment in all the projects I worked on during the White House years was the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment to be ratified. ... Why all the controversy and why such difficulty in giving women the protection of the Constitution that should have been theirs long ago? Votes: 3

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law. Votes: 3

There is no question that under the Equal Rights Amendment there will be debates at times, indecision at times, litigation at times. Has anyone proposed that we rescind the First Amendment on free speech because there is too much litigation over it? Has anyone suggested the same for the Fourteenth Amendment I don't suppose there has ever been a constitutional amendment with so much litigation? Votes: 3

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none Votes: 2

The idea of equal rights was in the air. Votes: 2

I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice. Votes: 2

No man is above the law, and no man is below it. Votes: 2

We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights. Votes: 2

the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Votes: 2

In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many. Votes: 2

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people. Votes: 2

Thou art blind to the danger of marrying a woman who feels and acts out the principle of equal rights. Votes: 2

I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights. Votes: 2

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need. Votes: 2

The government of India and the government of Jammu and Kashmir are determined to ensure that every Kashmiri lives with dignity having equal rights and equal opportunities. Votes: 2

I consider myself a feminist because I believe women should have equal rights. Of course. It's just that the term 'feminism' conjures up other things for people. Votes: 2

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him. Votes: 2

We are not supposed to be all equal. Let's just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough. Votes: 2

Thought Of equality- as if it harm'd me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself- as if it were not indispensable to my own rights that others possess the same. Votes: 2

I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation - you know the rest. Votes: 2

We are confronted primarily with a moral issue... whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated. Votes: 2

I believe every child has the right to a mother and a father. Men and women are not the same. That's not to say they're not entitled to equal rights, but they are not the same. Votes: 2

I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights. Votes: 2

When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic rights belong to man because he is a man and not on account of his ethnic origins or his religion. Votes: 2

If you look at attitudes today and where they are headed, it's clear to me that supporting equal rights, including the rights to civil marriage, is a net positive for winning elections, as well as the right thing to do. Votes: 2

We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation. Votes: 2

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws. Votes: 2

I think the gay community should get smart and drop the word marriage. Do you really need to change every right-wing Christian to make sure you get your equal rights? Eyes on the prize, we should be sticking to getting equal rights. Votes: 2

It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it. Votes: 2

There have been tons of politicians who were slow to accept equal rights when it meant changes in the established social order. Many eventually came around, admitted they were wrong, and were forgiven. But the ones who actively choose hate-mongering don't ever get a pass. Votes: 2

India is a vibrant nation whose strength lies in its commitment to equal rights and to speech, religious and economic freedoms that enrich the lives of all citizens. India is not only the world's largest democracy; it is also a secular, pluralistic society committed to inclusive growth. Votes: 2

We cannot ensure that women will be free of discrimination in the workplace and everywhere as long as women are not universally defended under our Constitution. As it stands now, the equal rights of women are subject to interpretation of law. That is a risk our mothers, sisters and daughters cannot afford. Votes: 2

In any conflict area, it is always the women who are the first point of attack. But I think the more they have seen of oppression and violence, they have gotten more brave, more strong, more fearless than they were. You see this refusal to just keep quiet and do as you are told. Votes: 2

I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I believe in equality, but that's just naturally happening. I still want a door opened for me, to be treated like a lady, but I also want equal rights for women, of course. Votes: 2

Well, my view before was a Western view, and I certainly understand marriage equality and civil rights, equal rights for all, but having visited developing nations and some of the poorest nations in the world, I realize how deep it goes and how much work really needs to be done to create equality for all. Votes: 2

The issue of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals has vexed politicians for decades. I have my own cloudy history with the issue, having supported a law in Mississippi that made it illegal for LGBT couples to adopt children. I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith. Votes: 2

The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of our being, and we but obeyed them in pursuing undeviatingly the course they called for. It issued finally in that inestimable state of freedom which alone can ensure to man the enjoyment of his equal rights. Votes: 2

Two rights don't equal a left. Votes: 0

Therefore, states are equal in natural rights. Votes: 0

I believe in equal rights for all people. Votes: 0

I care passionately about equal rights [and] animal rights. Votes: 0

Same-sex marriage is not a gay privilege, it's equal rights.... Votes: 0

In Russia all people enjoy the equal rights, including homosexuals. Votes: 0

My mom worked tirelessly on getting equal rights for women. Votes: 0

All men have equal rights, but not to equal things. Votes: 0

I believe in equal rights for all citizens. One law for all. Votes: 0

Men are entitled to equal rights-but to equal rights to unequal things. Votes: 0

International socialism recognizes the right of free independent nations, with equal rights. Votes: 0

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights... Votes: 0

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work Votes: 0

Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights. Votes: 0

Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the struggle for equal rights. Votes: 0

Phyllis Schlafly speaks for all American women who oppose equal rights for themselves. Votes: 0

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work. Votes: 0

Equal laws protecting equal rights"¦the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country. Votes: 0

True liberty acknowledges and defends the equal rights of all men, and all nations. Votes: 0

Workers in the bourgeois countries must fight for equal rights for men and women. Votes: 0

The new republic should be based on diversity, respect and equal rights for all. Votes: 0

Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal. Votes: 0

I'm always going to support the LGBT community and equal rights for the LGBT community. Votes: 0

Well, it's hard for a mere man to believe that woman doesn't have equal rights. Votes: 0

I believe everyone on this planet deserves equal rights to their own pursuit of happiness. Votes: 0

Equal rights for the sexes will be achieved only when mediocre women occupy high positions. Votes: 0

The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all. Votes: 0

While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned. Votes: 0

I am opposed to socialism because it dreams ingenuously of good, truth, beauty, and equal rights. Votes: 0

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being. Votes: 0

The rights of men and women should be equal and sacred-marriage should be a perfect partnership. Votes: 0

Equality! Where is it, if not in education? Equal rights! They cannot exist without equality of instruction. Votes: 0

I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are. Votes: 0

A Christian, a Deist, a Turk, and a Jew, have equal rights: they are men and brethren. Votes: 0

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws Votes: 0

We are all equal, rich and poor, and we need a society where the people enjoy their rights. Votes: 0

Conservatives don't need to change core convictions to embrace the growing support for equal rights for gay Americans, Votes: 0

To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights. Votes: 0

Conservatives don't need to change core convictions to embrace the growing support for equal rights for gay Americans. Votes: 0

Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Votes: 0

Liberation and equal-rights issues notwithstanding, it was a man's job to make a woman feel cherished and respected. Votes: 0

I believe that women should have equal rights to education, to work and to civic and political engagement. Votes: 0

The constitution of Soviet Russia must insure equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex, creed, race, or nationality. Votes: 0

I tend to think of all the songs the same - I give them all kind of equal rights. Votes: 0

The emblem of equal rights. It means free hands, free lips, self- government, and the sovereignty of the individual. Votes: 0

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex. Votes: 0

I don't mind it if blacks want equal rights, as long as they mean rights equal to a dog Votes: 0

To protect women in times of war, we must first make sure women receive equal rights in times of peace. Votes: 0

If you look up feminist in the dictionary, it just means someone who believes men and women have equal rights... Votes: 0

EQUAL RIGHTS and FREE DISCUSSION will be fearlessly advocated and maintained. Sectarian dogmas or tenets will be investigated and compared. Votes: 0

All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream! Votes: 0

Liberal constitutional democracy is supposed to ensure that each citizen is free and equal and protected by basic rights and liberties. Votes: 0

Women's fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization. Votes: 0

We wish for a broad-based government with the active participation of women, which will promote freedom and equal rights for women Votes: 0

Anyone who knows me knows what I'm about - how much I'm into empowerment, equal rights and everyone just loving themselves. Votes: 0

Even in a perfect world, where everyone was equal I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequal Votes: 0

We ask only for justice and equal rights-the right to vote, the right to our own earnings, equality before the law. Votes: 0

Well, I think I’m a feminist, just by the virtue of the fact that I believe in equal rights for everyone. Votes: 0

Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights. Social distinctions can be based only on the common utility. Votes: 0

Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't. Votes: 0

The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government. Votes: 0

Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other. Votes: 0

Women are already born so far ahead ability-wise. The day men can give birth, that's when we can start talking about equal rights. Votes: 0

We feel that animals have the same rights as retarded human nchild because they are equal mentally in terms of dependence on others. Votes: 0

I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for. Votes: 0

Women will be no longer made the slaves of, or dependent upon men...They will be equal in education, rights, privileges and personal liberty. Votes: 0

Progressive leaders always try to take action on the forward edge of that movement, movement toward greater respect for the equal rights of all. Votes: 0

You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships. Votes: 0

My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul. Votes: 0

Each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others. Votes: 0

First and foremost, I'm a feminist. And basically that stems from a strong belief that all people and creatures deserve equal opportunity, rights and respect. Votes: 0

I think that equality needs to be broadened to include equal access to comprehensive healthcare, equal access to jobs, and equal rights in the workplace. Votes: 0

If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything. Votes: 0

I believe we are all born equal. You know, we are, whether you're a boy or a girl, you should have the same equal rights. Votes: 0

It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States [Constitution], same-sex couples should have the same rights as anybody else. Votes: 0

We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once and for all. Votes: 0

If the Court finds that there is not a state interest in discriminating and showing moral disapproval of homosexuality then we can't stop equal marriage rights. Votes: 0

I totally agree with equal rights and women's causes, and most of my songs are woman-power, but I don't want to be labelled at 20 years old. Votes: 0

The young intellectuals are all chanting, "Revolution, Revolution," but I say the revolution will have to start in our homes, by achieving equal rights for women. Votes: 0

The Constitution has a good share of deliberately open-ended guarantees, like rights to due process of law, equal protection of the law, and freedom from unreasonable searches. Votes: 0

The fact that gay marriage is legal but women don't have equal rights is so redonkulous that I think it just doesn't stand the light of day. Votes: 0

If you believe that men and women have equal rights, if someone asks if you're feminist, you have to say yes because that is how words work. Votes: 0

Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy. Votes: 0

We really have to be willing to find out who we are instead of rebelling for the equal rights that we've been denied, that we do deserve. Votes: 0

Civil rights used to be about treating everyone the same. But today some people are so used to special treatment that equal treatment is considered to be discrimination. Votes: 0

No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights of every citizen. Votes: 0

No matter how noble the original intentions, the seductions of power can turn any movement from one seeking equal rights to one that would deny them to others. Votes: 0

As to women, the Islamic faith has given women rights that are equal to or more than the rights given them in the Old Testament and the Bible. Votes: 0

I will help the good fight continue until that long awaited moment arrives, when our rights are equal and when the political limits on love have been smashed. Votes: 0

We've got rights the right to starve We've got jobs waiting for work We're all brothers lousy and dirty We're all free and equal to die like dogs Votes: 0

It is now true that this is God's Country, if equal rights-a fair start and an equal chance in the race of life are everywhere secured to all. Votes: 0

As Harry Blackmun said when he wrote Roe v. Wade, `Once a child is born, the child has basic constitutional rights: due process, equal protection of the laws.' Votes: 0

I think at the heart of the pro-life movement is the idea that all people are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights starting with life. Votes: 0

I don't believe that military intervention is always the right approach. What we need is a comprehensive strategy, one that advances democratization, economic reforms and equal rights for women. Votes: 0

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever Votes: 0

Most people think that animals are third-class citizens. Very few people really see animals as "the others" with whom we inhabit this planet. They have equal rights with us. Votes: 0

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever. Votes: 0

We must stop constantly fighting for human rights and equal justice in an unjust system, and start building a society where equal rights are an integral part of the design. Votes: 0

Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century. Votes: 0

Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century. Votes: 0

I believe in freedom for women to have equal rights - the right to work, the right to hold high positions, the right to take custody of their children after divorcing. Votes: 0

The embattled gates to equal rights indeed opened up for modern women, but I sometimes think to myself; that is not what I meant by freedom, it is only social progress. Votes: 0

No one ever owns a cat...you share a common habitation on a basis of equal rights and mutual respects...although somehow the cat always comes out ahead of the deal. Votes: 0

I was a working-class macho guy who was used to being served and Yoko didn't buy that. From the day I met her, she demanded equal time, equal space, equal rights. Votes: 0

If you believe in equal rights, then what do "women's rights," "gay rights," etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all. Votes: 0

You people are right - I am for equal rights for women. I am for that, female jobs such as feeding husband and children be considered as valuable as male jobs. Votes: 0

All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection. Votes: 0

I'm excited about the state of women's spiritual life and interior life and who women are. I wish the political establishment would catch up, because we still don't have equal rights in America. Votes: 0

The revolutionists did not succeed in establishing human freedom; they poured the new wine of belief in equal rights for all men into the old bottle of privilege for some; and it soured. Votes: 0

Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born to equal rights, for their conduct seems to me to contravene the doctrine. Votes: 0

To every woman who gave birth, to every citizen and taxpayer, it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women of the United States of America! Votes: 0

It is unconstitutional to deny people, gay or lesbian couples, the right to marriage. Everyone has equal rights so this is the right way to go. I think it's a great celebration for America. Votes: 0

Feminists believe that men and women should have the same opportunities. If you are a feminist you believe in equal rights as a whole. That’s not a concept you can really shoot down. Votes: 0

In the women's movement, women needed men to stand up and say, 'This isn't right.' In the civil rights of the '60s, it took people of all color to demand equal rights. Votes: 0

For the record, feminism by definition is: 'The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.' Votes: 0

He (son Jason) doesn't see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know? Votes: 0

There are few talents so richly rewarded - especially in politics and the media - as the ability to portray parasites as victims, and portray demands for preferential treatment as struggles for equal rights. Votes: 0

I believe that what is legislated bleeds down into everything. So if the legislation continues to uphold anything that doesn't support equal rights and civil rights, that bleeds down into Matthew Shepard being murdered. Votes: 0

I don't understand that about Taylor Swift, or about Joan [Mitchell] - how can she not say she's a feminist?! People don't understand what the word means. It simply means equal rights before the law. Votes: 0