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Democracy is a revelation, but it’s complicated. There are elections to hold, politics to create, rights to assert, grievances to settle and institutions to build. To many, it’s exhilarating. For others, it can be disappointing when it turns out that democracy doesn’t immediately make life better Picture Quote #1

I’m surprised John Lewis didn’t invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it’s one of the most underreported stories Picture Quote #1

We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And there’s very little we can do about that Picture Quote #1

Unfortunately for me, most of the books I’d want to reprint were written for savvy publishers like Harlequin and Berkley who have held on to electronic rights. But I do have another option: Publish new e-books myself Picture Quote #1

The American people depend on these federal employees to process, investigate, and adjudicate applications for immigration rights and benefits in a timely and thorough manner Picture Quote #1

My feminism, as intended by me, extends to empowering women to make legal choices, not to judge the legal choices they make. My fight is for rights Picture Quote #1

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My interest is not data, it’s the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it’s very difficult to measure in numbers Picture Quote #1

President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights Picture Quote #1

My parents, man, they’re just the most loving, encouraging... They’re like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights Picture Quote #1

That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, w Picture Quote #1

Extreme poverty threatens people’s right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life Picture Quote #1

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we’ll be called a democracy Picture Quote #1

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If two individuals enter into a contract to commit trespass, theft, robbery or murder upon a third, the contract is unlawful and void, simply because it is a contract to violate natural justice, or men’s natural rights Picture Quote #1

What I love about what I do is expanding people’s minds on the topics of gender expression, gay rights, and most of all, entertaining them while I do it Picture Quote #1

Rosa Parks’ entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist Picture Quote #1

My work is inspired by my passion for human rights issues and the environment, and by my love of family, music and nature Picture Quote #1

To the greatest extent possible, I try to make choices that involve the least amount of cruelty and environmental damage. I’m interested in sustainable agriculture, environmental issues, human rights, and my interconnectedness in the web of life. It is a great pleasure for me to find products and practices that have a positive effect on living beings and the environment, rather than a negative one Picture Quote #1

Even as we continue to carry the banner of civil rights and environmental justice, we’ve also got to focus on many, many people - for them, life starts with a good job Picture Quote #1

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Without global human rights, labor and environmental movements, companies would still be hiring 12-year-olds as a matter of course and poisoning our groundwater without batting an eyelid Picture Quote #1

I’ve been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so Picture Quote #1

It is a world of extremes, which can be characterised most clearly in terms of exclusion. That means political exclusion, whereby the rights of citizens are marginalised by the interests of big business: George W Bush’s environmental policy, for example, is clearly formulated in the interests of U.S. energy companies Picture Quote #1

The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to make sure that violence isn’t being perpetrated against workers who are just trying to organize for their rights Picture Quote #1

I have voted against only one of President Obama’s nominees: Michael Froman, a Citigroup alumnus who is currently storming the halls of Congress as U.S. Trade Representative pushing trade deals that threaten to undermine financial regulation, workers’ rights, and environmental protections Picture Quote #1

I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Twenty years later, twenty years after I joined the women’s movement, we’re still talking about the same issues. We’re still talking about reproductive rights for women, and we’re still talking about getting equal pay for women. And that’s just frustrating Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Democracy is a revelation, but it’s complicated. There are elections to hold, politics to create, rights to assert, grievances to settle and institutions to build. To many, it’s exhilarating. For others, it can be disappointing when it turns out that democracy doesn’t immediately make life better. (Rights Quotes) I’m surprised John Lewis didn’t invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it’s one of the most underreported stories. (Rights Quotes) We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And there’s very little we can do about that. (Rights Quotes) Unfortunately for me, most of the books I’d want to reprint were written for savvy publishers like Harlequin and Berkley who have held on to electronic rights. But I do have another option: Publish new e-books myself. (Rights Quotes) The American people depend on these federal employees to process, investigate, and adjudicate applications for immigration rights and benefits in a timely and thorough manner. (Rights Quotes) My feminism, as intended by me, extends to empowering women to make legal choices, not to judge the legal choices they make. My fight is for rights. (Rights Quotes) My interest is not data, it’s the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it’s very difficult to measure in numbers. (Rights Quotes) President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights. (Rights Quotes) My parents, man, they’re just the most loving, encouraging... They’re like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights. (Rights Quotes) That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, w (Rights Quotes) Extreme poverty threatens people’s right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life. (Rights Quotes) So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we’ll be called a democracy. (Rights Quotes) If two individuals enter into a contract to commit trespass, theft, robbery or murder upon a third, the contract is unlawful and void, simply because it is a contract to violate natural justice, or men’s natural rights. (Rights Quotes) What I love about what I do is expanding people’s minds on the topics of gender expression, gay rights, and most of all, entertaining them while I do it. (Rights Quotes) Rosa Parks’ entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist (Rights Quotes) My work is inspired by my passion for human rights issues and the environment, and by my love of family, music and nature. (Rights Quotes) To the greatest extent possible, I try to make choices that involve the least amount of cruelty and environmental damage. I’m interested in sustainable agriculture, environmental issues, human rights, and my interconnectedness in the web of life. It is a great pleasure for me to find products and practices that have a positive effect on living beings and the environment, rather than a negative one. (Rights Quotes) Even as we continue to carry the banner of civil rights and environmental justice, we’ve also got to focus on many, many people - for them, life starts with a good job. (Rights Quotes) Without global human rights, labor and environmental movements, companies would still be hiring 12-year-olds as a matter of course and poisoning our groundwater without batting an eyelid. (Rights Quotes) I’ve been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so. (Rights Quotes) It is a world of extremes, which can be characterised most clearly in terms of exclusion. That means political exclusion, whereby the rights of citizens are marginalised by the interests of big business: George W Bush’s environmental policy, for example, is clearly formulated in the interests of U.S. energy companies. (Rights Quotes) The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to make sure that violence isn’t being perpetrated against workers who are just trying to organize for their rights. (Rights Quotes) I have voted against only one of President Obama’s nominees: Michael Froman, a Citigroup alumnus who is currently storming the halls of Congress as U.S. Trade Representative pushing trade deals that threaten to undermine financial regulation, workers’ rights, and environmental protections. (Rights Quotes) I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law. (Rights Quotes) 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. (Rights Quotes) 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. (Rights Quotes) Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. (Rights Quotes) 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. (Rights Quotes) Twenty years later, twenty years after I joined the women’s movement, we’re still talking about the same issues. We’re still talking about reproductive rights for women, and we’re still talking about getting equal pay for women. And that’s just frustrating. (Rights Quotes) 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. (Rights Quotes)

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