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45. “Let us say, then, that truth, as used here, is meant to imply a devotion to the human being, his freedom and fulfillment; freedom which cannot be legislated, fulfillment which cannot be charted.”
James Baldwin
Truth, Human freedom, Personal fulfillment, Self-determination, Moral philosophy, Human rights
47. “If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe. The forces thus released in the people can never be held in check, but run their devouring course, destroying the very foundations which it was imagined they would save.” James Baldwin Social Justice, Inequality, Human Rights, Collective Safety, Social Unrest
53. “Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X Education, Human Rights, Self-respect, Future, Preparation
57. “The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care, and a healthy environment.” Nelson Mandela Human Rights, Poverty, Basic Needs, Justice, Inequality
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45. “Let us say, then, that truth, as used here, is meant to imply a devotion to the human being, his freedom and fulfillment; freedom which cannot be legislated, fulfillment which cannot be charted.”
James Baldwin Truth, Human freedom, Personal fulfillment, Self-determination, Moral philosophy, Human rights
47. “If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe. The forces thus released in the people can never be held in check, but run their devouring course, destroying the very foundations which it was imagined they would save.”
James Baldwin Social Justice, Inequality, Human Rights, Collective Safety, Social Unrest
53. “Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X Education, Human Rights, Self-respect, Future, Preparation
57. “The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care, and a healthy environment.”
Nelson Mandela Human Rights, Poverty, Basic Needs, Justice, Inequality
