Society, Justice & Peace: Human Rights Quotes

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"A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses"

Irving Babbitt, Critic

"Licences to have babies, incidentally, is something that I got in trouble for some years ago for suggesting, even in Canada, that this might be necessary at some point, at least some restriction on the right to have a child"

Maurice Strong, Businessman

"We do foreign assistance for altruistic reasons, certainly for humanitarian reasons, of course. But the main reason we do foreign assistance is we do it in the American national interest"

Roger Wicker, Politician

"The descendants of European immigrants do not govern the United States of America today. The foreign and domestic policies of the country are made by the Jews and their lackeys"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"The diplomatic representatives of the United States of America to other nations are almost entirely Jews"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"But it is a fact that within Jewry there exists a sect which engaged in these murders"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"The victory will be only entirely and finally achieved when the whole world is free of Jews"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"My life's mission is to unmask the Jews"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor - they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed"

Isabel Allende, Writer

"Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people"

Jinato Hu

"In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States"

Edwidge Danticat, Author

"Also, people are not often aware of the way the United States' policies influence what happens in places like Haiti or El Salvador or Nicaragua. Or in Columbia right now"

Edwidge Danticat, Author

"How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. And it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally"

Susan George, Activist

"You have all these people in the city and everything has become centralized. If you live outside the city and you need a birth certificate or some official paper from the government, you have to travel to the city"

Edwidge Danticat, Author

"People think that there is a country there, that these people are only around when they are on CNN. I don't think that's limited to Haiti"

Edwidge Danticat, Author

"I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children"

Jim Ryun, Athlete

"I would say I'm humanly engaged"

Juliette Binoche, Actress

"When the Jews speak of humanity, they mean only the totality of Jews"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"The president of the United States and his secretary of state were made honorary Hebrews"

Julius Streicher, Soldier

"Your strike will not win. You cannot be allowed to succeed"

James Callaghan, Leader

"The concept of war crimes is an American invention"

George Wald, Scientist

"There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that the country disappears from people's consciousness"

Edwidge Danticat, Author

"These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's been held against them - is a blot on our nation's reputation"

Dick Durbin, Politician

"There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights"

Dick Durbin, Politician

"The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect"

Felix Adler, Educator

"The Growing Smarter laws now in place compel every community to plan their future growth and allow every citizen the right to be heard when those decisions are made"

Jane D. Hull, Politician

"Yesterday I, along with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of lawmakers, inspected the detention facilities at Guantanamo used to house individuals detained in the War on Terrorism"

Jim Ryun, Athlete

"I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it"

George Soros, Businessman

"Child welfare ought really to cover all sorts of topics, such as better water and sanitation and good roads, and clean streets and public parks and playgrounds"

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Journalist

"Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So let's face up to all of this with our eyes wide open"

Gerry Adams, Politician

"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 rights bills"

Emanuel Celler, Politician

"Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society"

David Korten, Activist

"I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration"

Emanuel Celler, Politician

"UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children, and this includes providing food where the need exists"

Carol Bellamy, Educator

"It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour"

Carol Bellamy, Educator

"New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour, prostitution and hazardous work"

Carol Bellamy, Educator

"In working with UNICEF, our corporate partners have demonstrated time and again that their financial resources, leadership and expertise can bring about real and lasting benefits for the world's children"

Carol Bellamy, Educator

"For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India, where a law was passed, raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer"

Carol Bellamy, Educator

"My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them"

George Soros, Businessman

"There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well"

George Soros, Businessman

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