Rights
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Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.
I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights.
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.
I like the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation. It would be simple. It would be straightforward.
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.
Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.
The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
China is a developing country with a huge population, and also a developing country in a crucial stage of reform. In this context, China still faces many challenges in economic and social development. And a lot still needs to be done in China, in terms of human rights.
Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights.
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