Simone Veil Quotes

Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights.

We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

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

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

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

You can't build a new society by violating the rights of others.

A defensible and durable civilization can only sustain itself legitimately and effectively if it recognizes the inherent dignity of every member of the human family

Is the Jew a man? He is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, my fellow; and he shall not, if I can prevent it, be a slave! I demand for him equal rights and privileges, and a place within the pale of the Constitution!" Let all the people say, Even so, AMEN!

There are times … when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.

Liberty is the most civilized and the least of evils in this world.

Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.

I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.

In the real world, as lived and experienced by real people, the demand for human rights and dignity, the longing for liberty and justice and opportunity, the hatred of oppression and corruption and cruelty is reality.

I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.

I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights.

It's a principle of my philosophy that you have to respect the individual human being.

I'm a huge advocate for human rights and cultural rights. I stand up for minorities and will always continue to do so.

Aren't we all human? Don't we all deserve to be respected and treated equally?

All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.

I do not support Hamas! I support human dignity and respect! I support sharing! I support Peace! #ceasefire

One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.

The goal - is the dignity of the black man in America. He wants respect as the human being. He wants recognition as a human being.

People - whatever their race, religion, sexual preference - deserve to be treated as human beings.