"Equal rights for all, special privileges for..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none
More by Thomas Jefferson
“The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us.”
“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
“The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.”
More on Equality
“I believe in the single standard -- for men and women.”
“Justice is Equality...but equality of what?”
“I'm less interested in how we label ourselves. I'm more interested in how we treat each other. And if we're treating each other right, then I can be African-American, I can be multi-racial, I can be you name it, what matters is, am I showing people respect, am I caring for one, for other people.”
More on Rights
“Every diminution of the liberty of the press is followed by a diminution of civilization. Wherever we see the freedom of the press interfered with, there we see the nutrition of the human family interrupted.”
“It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.”
“Law is often the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.”