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    The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
    their equal right to breathe the air--it is a right proclaimed by
    the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men
    have a right to be in this world, and others no right.

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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.

by Claude Arien Helvetius Found in: Rights Quotes,
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Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste
portion of the earth as read more

Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste
portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.

by Sir Thomas More Found in: Rights Quotes,
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They made and recorded a sort of institute and digest of anarchy,
called the rights of man.

They made and recorded a sort of institute and digest of anarchy,
called the rights of man.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Rights Quotes,
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No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.

No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.

by Gerald W. Johnson Found in: Rights Quotes,
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From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a read more

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.

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No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.

No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.

by Charles Simmons Found in: Rights Quotes,
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The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.

by Sir William Blackstone Found in: Rights Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Rights Quotes,
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The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.

The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.

by Hubert H. Humphrey Found in: Rights Quotes,
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