Jose Marti

Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright.

Cuban Activist

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Individual potential of life is cosmic potential. Individual is divine deep inside. Transcendental experience awakens that divinity in man. And when you kill a man you deprive him of that birthright of it.

Indian Philosopher

Joseph Bruchac

The Cherokees tried to do everything within the law and wished only to live in peace on their own lands. Yet they were cheated out of their birthright and treated as if they were less than human.

Writer

Hilary Swank

I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us.

American Actress

Mamata Banerjee

It is my birthright, it is my political right, it is my democratic right, it is my constitutional right... that I must open my mouth... my voice... I can raise my voice.

Indian Politician

Raza Murad

It is the birthright of every under trial citizen of our country to apply for bail, and its the prerogative of the honourable judge to either grant or reject it.

Indian Actor

Mary Pickford

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.

Canadian Actress

Ella Maillart

Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance.

Swiss Writer

Sean Covey

You are free to choose what you want to make of your life. It's called free agency or free will, and it's your birthright.

American Author

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Indian Statesman

A birthright often refers to legal entitlements due to familial ties or citizenship.

Legal Right

A birthright is typically non-transferable, remaining with an individual for life.

Non-transferable

Metaphorically, it can mean something believed to be owed to someone by virtue of their humanity.

Figurative Use

Biblical birthright includes receiving double the inheritance, generally given to the eldest son.

Double Portion

The story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob is a classic biblical example emphasizing birthright's value.

Esau and Jacob

In modern times, the concept of biblical birthright is less commonly practiced and often considered archaic.

Archaic Usage

 a lot of them were very interested in science, and they were interested in the concept of a naturalistic world. They were moving away from supernatural explanations, and they were rejecting things like a supernatural concept of power, where it transmitted because of a very vague concept of birthright. They were moving towards a naturalistic concept.

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 maybe you're a displaced person maybe you're a hedge fund manager or an incarcerated kid rillette foundation believes that for all of us music making is our birthright and when you're creating an original piece of music there's something profoundly egalitarian

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 Not censoring in China has become a political tool. So that's the update about this game, cat-and-mouse. Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright,

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 travel faster, find a date faster, cook faster, clean faster and do all of it all at the same time? How do you feel about cramming even more into every waking hour? Well, to my generation of Americans, speed feels like a birthright.

The unforeseen...

 But democracy is a living, breathing thing. And it's still our birthright. It's time to renew trust, and that's not going to come easy. We have to build new ways of thinking, of talking, of working, of dreaming, of planning

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 as if we would with any other birthright that we have. We hold ourselves back. Little exercise just for a close your eyes and try to imagine a world without play. Imagine a world without theater, without the arts,

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 political tool so that's the update about this game cat-and-mouse social media change Annie's mindset more and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom speech in the human as their birthright nor some imported

Behind the Great...

 A hunter-gatherer lifestyle. And then Lily started to talk about her country. And when Aboriginal Australians talk about their country, what they are talking about is the land that's theirs by birthright.

Amy Toensing: The...

 That's why we advocate for baby trust. An economic birthright to capital for everyone. These accounts would be held in public trust to be used as a foundation to an economically secure life.

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 that make us want to hide our soulful eccentricities and authenticity. We've all done this. Everyone in this room is a former baby -- with a distinctive birthright.

Birthright