Ai Weiwei Quotes About Human Rights

Quotes about: Human Rights

• The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

  Ai Weiwei

  Responsibility, Rights, Expression

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for a totalitarian society to create anything with passion and imagination.

  Ai Weiwei

  Passion, Independent, Rights

  "Ai Weiwei: 'China's art world does not exist'". www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2012.

• The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights, the concept of law and constitution.

  Ai Weiwei

  Law, Differences, Issues

  "Freely Speaking". Interview with Paul D. Miller, realitysandwich.com. August 22, 2015.

• If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, Human Rights, Humans

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, States, Claims

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, Different, Development

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster. It's like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we'll be going backward.

  Ai Weiwei

  Ocean, Mountain, Dignity

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law.
  By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

  Ai Weiwei

  Rights, Controversial Topics, Law

  "Ai Weiwei: Despite flaws, America should be proud" by Ai Weiwei, www.cnn.com. November 6, 2012.

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