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Quote by Mahnaz Afkhami
Everyone wants all the rights that are universally accepted and supported.
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The quote says that people want the rights that are widely recognized as belonging to everyone and are supported in practice. It presents these rights as a shared standard, rather than something limited to a particular group. The specific rights are left undefined.
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- Rutgers Institute for Women’s Leadership, “An Interview with Mahnaz Afkhami”
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