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“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.”
“Your concern is human rights; mine is human lives.”
SONA 2018 Highlights: Pres. Duterte: “Your concern is human rights. Mine is human lives.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIko4p2F_Zw(July 23, 2018)
Statement of 2011, as quoted in "Q&A: Kailash Satyarthi Winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2014" in The Wall Street Journal (10 October 2014) http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/10/10/qa-kailash-satyarthi-winner-of-nobel-peace-prize-2014/
Context: I was personally concerned and involved in child rights-related activities right from my childhood. Then over a period of time I realized that it is not possible that one person can make substantial change; so it is necessary to build an organization of like minded people and sensitize other people to join. I knew right from the beginning that child labor is not just a technical or legal issue and also not merely an economic issue. It’s a combination of several things. It’s a deep-rooted social evil and to wipe it out we have to build a strong movement. Bachpan Bachao Andolan has never been a typical NGO but it has emerged as a movement over a period of time.
“The natural equality of all men I believe in, as far as rights are concerned.”
"Debate with Jefferson Davis"
“Undoubtedly many more people in the world are concerned with sports than with human rights.”
Source: The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (1996), Ch. 8 : The West and the Rest: Intercivilizational Issues, § 3 : Human Rights And Democracy, p. 197
“She's got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women.”
Source: The Awakening
Source: Building Entopia - 1975, Chapter 12, Metropolis, p. 171
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"Not if we have the opportunity to describe what democratic socialism means. ... You have countries like Denmark, Sweden, Norway ... which have had social democratic governments. ... In those countries, healthcare is a right for all people. ... Tuition is free. ... In those countries, governments are working for the middle class, rather than the billionaire class."
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2 June 2015) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFAq-4Vv5c0
2010s, 2015
