Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A 'human right' is, by definition, timeless. It cannot adhere to some societies and not others, at some times and not at other times.
The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart.
A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.
Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color.
No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.
Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what should be considered a right.
The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men.
The question of the family now divides our society so deeply that the opposing sides cannot even agree on a definition of the institution they are arguing about.
There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience.
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