Evo Morales Quotes

The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them.

Our work for human dignity is often lonely, and almost always an uphill climb. At times, our efforts are misunderstood, and we are mistaken for the enemy. There has been a clear erosion of respect for U.N. blue and our impartiality.

The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right.

The right to communicate is a basic human right, and I believe that putting that on every national agenda is very important.

There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience.

Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.

The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security.

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

Life is a right, not collateral or casual.

In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society…. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

People who can turn on a tap and have safe and clean water to drink, to cook with and to bathe in often take it for granted — and yet more than one billion of our fellow human beings have little choice but to use potentially harmful sources of water

The United Nations is an organization of sovereign states, but the rights that it upholds belong to individuals.

Trade is a basic human right.

Reproductive choice is a fundamental human right and we can never take it for granted. On this issue, you're either with us or against us.

All the problems that fall to the League may ultimately be reduced to one - that of man, and the dignity of man.

There are times … when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.

Clean water and health care and school and food and tin roofs and cement floor, all of these things should constitute a set of basics that people must have as birthrights.

It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.

… the world economy will only develop if it allows a dignified way of life for all human beings, from the eldest to the unborn child, not just for citizens of the G20 member states but for every inhabitant of the earth, even those in extreme social situations or in the remotest places.

I believe that interconnectivity is a human right.

Every human being has the right to live. It is our duty to acknowledge that right by providing for it. In a natural state of society it would take care of itself. As matters are now it must be deliberately provided for.

Access to information is a fundamental human right.

It's a human right to be able to have a relationship.

Whether you happen to be a gay man in Tanzania or someone who's imprisoned in Tanzania, it's your human right to have access to health care.