Judith Butler Quotes

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.

As long as we observe love for others and respect for their rights and dignity in our daily lives, then whether we are learned or unlearned, whether we believe in the Buddha or God, follow some religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for others and conduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of responsibility, there is no doubt we will be happy.

The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha or some other religion or not, in day-to-day life you must be a kind person.

I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

I am passionate about human rights.

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.

I think a lot of the source of how people are treated depends on the fact if someone recognizes them as a human being or not, you know what I mean?

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

The American people have not become heartless.

The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.

I always concentrate on respecting human beings and their lives and the meaning within their lives, and I believe that is something people around the world can appreciate.

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

Common sense suggests that if no one ever judged other people, there would be no real human community.

I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and wrong, and they lose sight of humanity. Being human has to come first before right or wrong.

It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man.

Respect for the rights of others means peace.

Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility?

Society needs both justice and compassion, a head and a heart, if it is to be civilised.

You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.

Love is stronger than justice.

You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman.