Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

Democracy is liberty - a liberty which does not infringe on the liberty nor encroach on the rights of others; a liberty which maintains strict discipline, and makes law its guarantee and the basis of its exercise. This alone is true liberty; this alone can produce true democracy.

Minority rights are just as important as majority decisions.

The law expresses the values and aspirations of our society.

What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights?

At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing.

Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.

Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution.

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of individuals (Arab or Muslim) be trampled upon, or that populations are targeted and discriminated against in the name of the war against terrorism.

I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.

If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights.

We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.

Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end.

My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

To talk about liberty and freedom is nice, lovely, but the important thing is to allow people to act in liberty and freedom.

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.

Equality implies individuality.

Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.