It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant… — Baldwin Spencer Copy Share Image
The progress of manufactures and commerce insensibly collects a large multitude within the walls of a city: but these citizens are no… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings,… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
I shall work with Congress, civil society groups and local government executives who are convinced that charter changes are needed to enable… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Top-down government breeds irresponsible individuals, and the confiscation of civil society by the state leads to a widespread refusal among the citizens… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Globilization in its current form cannot deliver the benefits expected of it. Civil society, particularly in developing countries, must ensure that it… — Martin Khor Copy Share Image
“For it was the rejection of the possibility of human solidarity with strangers—the critical as well as moral presupposition of civil society—that… — Helmut Walser Smith Copy Share Image
“Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the… — Yuval Levin Copy Share Image
The 21st century will be the Asian century. This also means that Asians will be expected to provide greater leadership to solve… — Kishore Mahbubani Copy Share Image
To refuse any bond of union between man and civil society, on the one hand, and God the Creator and consequently the… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
“For the developing world, the past half-century has been a time of recurring hope and frequent disappointment. Great waves of change have… — Aga Khan Copy Share Image
Early on, America took one path and went down the advertising road, and in the UK they founded the BBC and developed… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through… — Ed Crane Copy Share Image
You know, I used to live in Russia where you had officers in the military opening up the warehouses at night and… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
Every democracy must involve civil society in the process of establishing budgets, and all sectors of society must be consulted to determine… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
Often vastly more important, international agreements are not routinely published in draft form or publicly debated, and civil society organizations and ordinary… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
At issue is not whether the global economy will pass away. It is passing away. Rising populations and debt combined with depletion… — Daniel Suarez Copy Share Image
“Of course, during the centuries the justice was always a rather elastic term, but always till now and “everywhere the justice is… — Todor Bombov Copy Share Image
I believe in a civil society we should do as much as possible not to have firearms in any guise, but obviously… — David Collenette Copy Share Image
Society cannot exist without law. Law is the bond of society: that which makes it, that which preserves it and keeps it… — Joseph P. Bradley Copy Share Image
“The highest point reached by contemplative [anschauende] materialism, that is, materialism which does not comprehend sensuousness as practical activity, is the contemplation… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
In an age where community involvement and partnerships with civil society are increasingly being recognized as indispensable, there is clearly a growing… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Erdogan's persecution of his people is not simply a domestic matter. The ongoing pursuit of civil society, journalists, academics and Kurds in… — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the European Union make laws, the types of… — John Hutton Copy Share Image
I believe that Canada cannot, indeed, that Canada must not survive by force. The country will only remain united - it should… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
Where civil society thrives, governments operate with more transparency and accountability. This creates a tangible impact on the lives of everyday citizens. — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man; and we see them everywhere brought into different degrees… — James Madison Copy Share Image
As a vibrant force in civil society, women continue to press for their rights, equal participation in decision-making, and the upholding of… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Because I am a deep believer in the civil society, I think we should be prepared to pay the consequences of breaking… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Africa Rising is as much about improving standards of governance as it is about an increasingly confident youths and civil society. It… — Yemi Osinbajo Copy Share Image
It's unsurprising that while Americans and Donald Trump are working to re-establish the rule of law and rebuild civil society in America,… — Corey Stewart Copy Share Image
“Who becomes a social pariah and excommunicated from civil society and who trots off to college bears scant relationship to the morality… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Civil Society is a cluster of institutions and associations strong enough to prevent tyranny, but which are, none the less, entered and… — Ernest Gellner Copy Share Image
Few enjoyments are given from the open and liberal hand of nature; but by art, labor and industry we can extract them… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Respect for human rights requires transparent and accountable institutions and governance as well as the effective participation of all individuals and civil… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel frustration at the bureaucracy for not moving fast enough to deliver in the way that I would prefer. But… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
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