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.

The civil rights movement, owes Bull Connor as much as it owes Abraham Lincoln

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

On key issues of equal rights, fairness, and access to justice, he has repeatedly found ways to keep people from vindicating their rights, obtaining remedies, and protecting themselves from government invasions of their privacy,