Democracy And Human Rights

The only way to

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don’t agree with. Eleanor Holmes Norton

The people never give

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Edmund Burke

The limits of tyrants

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose. Frederick Douglass

Power concedes nothing without

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Frederick Douglass

My job is to

My job is to try to advance American foreign policy, to try to advance the president’s agenda on democracy and human rights. Condoleezza Rice

To tackle the underlying

To tackle the underlying roots of violence and conflict, we need a massive international effort to reduce poverty and injustice, and to promote development, democracy and human rights. Clare Short

I believe that American engagement, through our embassy, our businesses, and most of all through our people, is the best way to advance our interests and support for democracy and human rights. Chris Christie

The stories from Iran’s

The stories from Iran’s present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal. Azar Nafisi

The struggle for democracy

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations. Aung San Suu Kyi

There are degrees of

There are degrees of incompatibility, and there are more factors relevant to upholding democracy and human rights than the operation of neoliberal markets. Perhaps this point can be initially made by reference to the decline of democracy and the erosion of human rights within the United States since the 9/11 attacks. Richard A. Falk