Rick Perry Quotes

Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.

That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin - possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity.

By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

The Founders believed liberty came directly from God. With their knowledge of Scripture, they knew each child was made in the image of God. That is why everyone had dignity, value and worth.

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.

Fundamental rights belong to the human being just because you are a human being.

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.

A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

Every human being, including those who belong to the enemy, have rights.

The IDF and its soldiers are obligated to protect human dignity. Every human being is of value regardless of his or her origin, religion, nationality, gender, status or position.

I know nothing of man’s rights, or woman’s rights; human rights are all that I recognize.

Religious freedom is one of the most fundamental of human rights because religious freedom comes from the dignity of the human being as God's creature.

It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are, or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them.

The notion of human right builds on our shared humanity. These rights are not derived from the citizenship of any country, or the membership of any nation, but are presumed to be claims or entitlements of every human being. They differ, therefore, from constitutionally created rights guaranteed for specific people.

When one comes to think of it, there are no such things as divine, immutable, or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim on them.

Human rights -- especially those of non-Moslems or non-Arabs -- simply do not have the same absolute value that they do in the West.

Equality and emancipation are required by the laws of humanity. These laws are not dependant on Judaism of Christianity because those laws and our claim are prior to both.

Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or sovereign...

Slaves no doubt, but still men.

There should be a single standard in the world for human rights.

The rights given in the Constitution are given to all people—the most popular and the least popular.

The lesson of history that all human rights are indivisible and that the failure to adhere to this principle jeopardizes the rights of all.

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere.

Every human - especially the most vulnerable, the unborn, the infirm, those ravaged by age and those desperate in despair - should be protected in law, loved, and told repeatedly of their incredible beauty and worth.