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“And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” – Jesus Christ – John 8:32– Apostle John– HOLY SCRIPTURES
No one has the right to consume happiness without producing it. – Helen Keller
We hold these truths to be to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. – Thomas Jefferson – U.S. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mohandas Gandhi
As I would not be a slave, I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. – Abraham Lincoln
The stated purpose of political correctness is to make us a fairer and more tolerant society. But in reality, it has promoted institutional intolerance of traditional ideas and views. As a result, many people of faith are being pushed into that same closet that everyone else has been invited to leave. -- Based on Gary Bauer’s (President of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families.) Article in USA Today – 5-09-2013
To deny people their human rights is a challenge to their very humanity. – Nelson Mandela
Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born. – Ronald Reagan
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. – Immanuel Kant
People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights. – Indira Gandhi
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you can say can and will be used against in court. You have the right to consult with an attorney and have an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one can be provided for you at no cost. – MIRANDA RIGHTS – (Quoted daily every time an arrest is made in the U.S.A.)
It’s better to give children rules to break rather than no rules at all. – Tipper Gore
We have been given the privilege and responsibility of living on Earth to see that it isn’t ruined. – Allen Johnson
To be angry is easy, but to be angry with the right man and at the right time and in the right manner, that is not easy. – Aristotle
God will help you with the high cost of living—but He will not help you with the cost of living high. – Doug Larsen
Do or do not—there is no try. – Yoda – STAR WARS
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“That is why you are paying taxes; for they are God’s public servants constantly serving this very purpose. Render to them all their dues; to the one that calls for the tax, the tax; to the one who calls for the tribute, the tribute; to the one that calls for fear, such fear; to the one who calls for honor, the honor.” – Apostle Paul – Rom. 13:6,7 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
Three things that children must know—who’s the boss, what the rules are, and who is going to enforce them. – Lew Powers
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.– Voltaire
It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish. – Mother Teresa
Whatever begins in anger ends in shame. – Winston Churchill
It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air—we all have it, or none of us have it. That is the truth of it. – Maya Angelou
The true measure in a society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members. – Mohandas Gandhi
I’ve learned that being kind is more important than being right. – Andy Rooney
Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition led to the rise of the gang problems we have. – Drew Carey
Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be contingent on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign…You must weep that your own government, at present, seems blind to this truth. – Mother Teresa
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turn to the left. – Yep!
I long to achieve a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. – Helen Keller
One of the greater mischiefs that confront us today is the growing DEBASEMENT of the LANGUAGE, on the one hand vulgarized, and civilization on the other, corrupted, with a particular odious academic jargon. This is dangerous. A civilization which loses power over its own language has lost its power over the instrument by which it thinks. Without some power there is neither greatness nor accuracy of thought. – Henry Boston
You cannot escape the responsibility for what you say, but also for what you do not say. – Martin Luther
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“Be a free people, using your freedom, not as a cover for doing wrong, but as slaves of God.” – Apostle Peter – 1 Pet. 2:16 – HOLY SCRIPTURES
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. – Abraham Lincoln
I am aware that in presenting myself as an advocate of the Indian and their rights, I shall stand very much alone. – Sam Houston
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. – Napoleon Bonaparte
In the government, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities. – (Couch) Lou Holtz (1993)
Pursuing peace is more important than being right. – Gary Pulliam
I’m extremely concerned that Miley Cyrus thinks it’s cool being naked and licking sledgehammers in her videos. You will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether it’s the music business or yourself doing the pimping. – Sinead O’connor
Don’t squat with your spurs on. – Will Rogers
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. – Mohandas Gandhi
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation; Every possession, a duty. – John D. Rockefeller
“Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth.” – Jesus Christ –John 17:17 – Apostle John – HOLY SCRIPTURES
