How we cite our quotes: (Article.Sentence) or (Preamble.Sentence)
Quote #1
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance. (Preamble.8)
"Universal," "all," "every"—get the point?
Quote #2
Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. (14.1)
The declaration envisions a global system in which countries protect not only their own citizens, but outsiders as well. This was tragically not the case leading up to World War II, when the United States and other countries rejected Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Just as tragically, it's still not the case, as countries are closing their borders to the brutalized refugees of Syria, to cite just one example.
Quote #3
The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. (16.4)
In the ideology of the declaration, the family is the group that allows you to develop into a contributing member of society. You know, instead of a political party or program like the Hitler Youth. Protecting the rights of families is really an extension of protecting the rights of individuals. A totalitarian government, in order to be successful, has to weaken those family bonds, especially if your parents are those annoying subversive types who don't want you to join the Nazi Party or ISIS.
Quote #4
Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. (21.1)
The declaration makes a big plug for representative democracy here. Can you really have human rights if you have no role in enforcing them? A society where human rights are merely entrusted to higher-ups without any say from the people would quickly become a society with no rights at all.
Quote #5
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized. (28.1)
The words "international order" make some people freak out and think that the United Nations is trying to establish a new world order, 1984-style. In reality, this is more of a call for change than a hidden global agenda. It's aspirational. Kind of like those conversations you have late at night saying things like, "Man, if only it were like this…" A few years later, the U.N. would get tougher and ask its members to sign on to some serious commitments about human rights, but it still didn't see itself as any kind of world government.