Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the...
Ayn Rand
For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it`s okay to remain a radical atheist, it`s absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart -- then no problem.
Dalai Lama
There`s a balance in my life, there`s reality and there`s the part that looks really glamorous, but we`re all just people in the end.
Olivia Newton-John
Majority rule only works if you`re also considering individual rights. Because you can`t have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
Larry Flynt
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.
Eleanor Roosevelt