Alejo Vidal-Quadras Quotes

We talk about democracy and human rights. Iraqis talk about justice and honor.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.

We are as great as our belief in human liberty - no greater. And our belief in human liberty is only ours when it is larger than ourselves.

Up you mighty race. You can accomplish what you will! Build your future on these foundations: Freedom, Justice and Equality.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. And what is this liberty which must lie in the hearts of men and women?

It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear. Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power.

I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.

For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.

You either respect people's liberties, or you don't.

We in the West should stand by our core principles.

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.

In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of individuals (Arab or Muslim) be trampled upon, or that populations are targeted and discriminated against in the name of the war against terrorism.

We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom.

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

We need international support so that our people live a life of normality, of dignity, of liberty and freedom. I hope that our cry for freedom may be heard.

Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.

A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure.

Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.

Moral principles of liberty that endow a person with the right to claim and acquire property at the same time oblige that person to respect every other person’s equal right to do the same.

The strength of this nation is weakened more by those who suppress the freedom of others than by those who are allowed freely to think and act as their consciences dictate.