William J. Brennan Jr. Quotes

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere.

All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man.

We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings. We are fighting for human rights.

I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.

All men are created equal.

Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

Today, we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Here everyone is his own master. Civil liberty places all inhabitants on an equal footing. The humble cannot be oppressed by the mighty, nor the poor by the rich.

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

Everyone must have their rights, and in fact everyone gets their rights.

The struggle for human rights is at its core a struggle for human dignity.

America will not pretend that jailed dissidents prefer their chains, or that women welcome humiliation and servitude, or that any human being aspires to live at the mercy of bullies.... ...Liberty will come to those who love it.

I have one abiding religion-human liberty.

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

Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.

Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

Collective freedom provides the basic conditions for people to narrate their own lives, hold power accountable, and embrace a capacious notion of human dignity.

If we are to give the people of China complete self-government we must first solve the problem of livelihood for all, and give real freedom to the races within China. If the foundations of democracy are secure, then true equality can be achieved.

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.

Freedom is not enough.

Having the right to show up and speak are basic to survival, to dignity, and to liberty.

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

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