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My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles.

I think the one thing that most stands out is that my father always did what he believed to be the right thing to do and he always told us that we had to go our own way even if he disagreed.

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever.

There are things you stand up for because it's right.

The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.

Principles are the most important thing to me. One of the things I think my dad taught me was there are people who accept the world they live in and there are people who change the world they live in. I don't accept my circumstances.

Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man.

But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.

Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.

The most important thing my grandfather taught me was that the most noble way to use your skills, intellect and energy is to defend the marginalized against those with the greatest power - and that the resulting animosity from those in power is a badge of honor.