[Asserting] important First Amendment rights ... why should [executions] be the one area that is conducted behind closed doors?... Why shouldn't exec….

The modern position seems only another manifestation of egotism, which develops when man has reached a point at which he will no longer admit the rig….

I will not counter the insanity of the PATRIOT Act with an overblown fear of my rights being taken away..

Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight. And after I've finished "shooti….

The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment. And there is a growing body of legal precedent that ….

Without peace and the rule of law, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights cannot be enjoyed, when killing, maiming and mutual poisoni….

All I want to be is human and American and have all the same rights and I will shut up..

The issue of human rights is one of the most fundamental human issues and also one of the most sensitive and controversial..

Every time something really bad happens, people cry out for safety, and the government answers by taking rights away from good people.

I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than th….

If Bradley Manning was the person who copied the secret US diplomatic cables to WikilLeaks, he is a hero for exposing human rights abuses..

People who want to come to this country don't have constitutional rights. Once they get here, they do. But coming here is not a constitutional right.….

I think the Prime Minister is the first to acknowledge that Malaysia's still got some work to do. Just like the United States, by the way, has some w….

The first thing I said to myself on 9/11 was, 'There go our civil rights.' I found out by comparing notes later that George Carlin and I both said th….

North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis..

Pres. Lyndon Johnson was a middle-aged man of smalltown America, both a Westerner and a Southerner, and except where politics had demonstrably forced….

Unfortunately, the United States and a few other governments have used the war on terrorism as a way of violating human rights. I am referring to the….

The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of Amer….

I had advocated the establishment of a Negro industrial commission. I had gestured against the growth of monopoly power. I had introduced a few civil….

Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybo….

To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be….