Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like
future violations.

Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like
future violations.

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all
social progress.

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all
social progress.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose
begins.

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose
begins.

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for read more

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.