Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes About Human Rights
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My friends, to those who say that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to them we are 172 years late. To those who say that this civil-rights program is an infringement on states’ rights, I say this: The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and to walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.
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And it is to these rights - the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the right of a job, the right of a home in a decent neighborhood, and the right to an education - it is to these rights that I pledge my life and whatever capacity and ability I have.
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The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights
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There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.
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Hubert H. Humphrey

- Born: May 27, 1911
- Died: January 13, 1978
- Occupation: Former Vice President of the United States