civil right
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Education itself, he said, is a civil right, and too many students are not receiving the high-quality lessons in safe, well-equipped schools that they’re entitled to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025
"We are here to claim our victory. We are making a peaceful march, which is a civil right for all Cameroonians - for everyone," another protester said.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
French law enshrined it as a civil right in 1554, while in England, it was an unspoken agreement that reflected the feudal system's delicate balance between the privileged and the poor.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
“Public safety is the fundamental right of every American: It is a civil right and it is the principal responsibility of government,” Mr. Vallas, 69, said Tuesday night in a speech.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Yet in spite of these extravagant outbursts which came from every pulpit in the whole French Empire, this restorer of the altars, this saviour of religion was married only by civil right!
From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Thomas Sergeant Perry
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