Respect for Human Rights Quotes

We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans... starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit.

Democracy or politics done without values and ideals is dangerous for the country.

If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

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.

Democracy without morality is impossible.

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

You make men love their country by giving them the kind of government and the kind of country that inspire respect and love.

Norway will be recognized as an open democracy with the rule of law, with the universal human rights, and with the broad international engagement on the international scene taking upon ourselves responsibilities, because we are a privileged country.

In a functioning liberal democracy, we cannot normalize political violence.

We must all come together to condemn political violence, most of all the national news media, and refuse to promote the dehumanizing rhetoric of fanatics.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights.

We should use our old moral values and our love of peace as the foundation of national reconstruction and look forward to the day when we shall become leaders in world reconstruction upon lines of international justice and good will.

In the great Declaration of our principles, it didn't say that all are created equal "if you so choose." It said that all are created equal by the power and the will of God, and that we must respect their rights as we respect that will.

I want to tell governments and courts, 'Give orders that can be implemented.' They should not give orders that work to break the faith of people.

No one pursuing reasonable goals and who is prepared to compromise can argue that terrorism is his or his group's only option.

I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics.

I never, never supporting any violence and everybody that know me, and all the countries here they know well that is no one, nowhere that the former prime minister will become terrorist to hurt their own country. No way.

If our values are worth anything, we should stand up for them and live by them, both within Britain and across the world.

Aggression and forced redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings of the world's great religions.

The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.

I respect everybody. You don't have to earn my respect. You earn my disrespect.

Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbor of humanity's great aspirations.