Alfred Maurice de Zayas Quotes

I recognize that in some cases it's more important to have freedom and justice than to have peace.

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood but the superstructures projected had been sadly defective

But a wild democracy . . . too often disdains the essential principles of justice.

Democracy is not tolerance. Democracy is a prescribed way of life erected on the premise that all men are created equal.

I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all.

Education and justice are democracy's only life insurance.

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere.

Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.

Without justice, there can be no peace.

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them.

Throughout the ages advanced souls have yearned for a society in which liberty and justice prevail. Men have sought for it, fought for it, have died for it. Ancient freemen prized it; slaves longed for it; the Magna Charta demanded it; the Constitution of the United States declared it.

I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for.

The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated.

Law is the strongest link between man and freedom.

Nobody's lesser or greater; that's what our Constitution is about.

Democracy is better than tyranny.

Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.

All men & women are created equal

Human rights are fundamental rights, they are the minimum, the very least we demand. Too often, they become the goal itself. What should be the minimum becomes the maximum - all we are supposed to expect - but human rights aren't enough. The goal is, and must always be, justice.

Let us have justice, and then we shall have enough liberty!

For us, democracy is a question of human dignity. This includes the political liberties, the right to freely express our views, the right to criticize and to influence opinion. It embraces the right to health and work, to education and social security.

Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice.

Democracy is morose, and runs to anarchy.