Those words are part of the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of expression and other rights.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

Yet Hooks' family exposed him early on to what civil rights activists of his generation came to call the Freedom Struggle.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

It is not about that we like to kill anyone around the world. We are just looking for our rights and our freedom."

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

In the months ahead the Supreme Court will have an opportunity to render important judgments about gun rights, anti-terror laws, freedom of speech and punishment for juvenile criminals.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Three groups mentioned in media reports are the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a small nonpartisan group tracking human rights abuses in Iran, the non-partisan Freedom House, and the International Republican Institute (IRI).

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

And we need to continue to promote democracy and human rights beyond freedom's current frontiers, so that citizens everywhere are afforded the opportunity to pursue their dreams and live up to their own God-given potential,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.09