Many people think that we have no shared value system in the world today but we actually do. — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation. — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
It's only after their death that people are truly appreciated. It's because they are true to values. — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Many people today in the developed countries are so far removed from poverty and suffering and starvation that they lack empathy for… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
It is people who go through suffering that have an empathy for the suffering of others. — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The fossil-fuel-based development model has not benefitted all people and those who have benefitted least are now suffering great harm in the… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The question now is how best to help the Iraqi people build a democratic and free Iraqi society that ensures respect for… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Christian fundamentalists seek to roll back women's right to choose in the United States, and then also insist that money against Aids… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
I don't like a bipolar or a unipolar world. I like a multipolar world but on many occasions people have been surprised… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Tackling the issue of climate change presents us with an inflection point in human history - a climate justice revolution that separates… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm a very wide reader. I read serious books and I read airplane, forgettable books. I never have fewer than four or… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
A lot of young people are very cynical about the political framework because they see the countries that preach democracy and human… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm struck by how very few people outside a rarefied world of true believers understand what you mean when you say human… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
People I admire have two qualities: a kind of simplicity, and generosity of spirit. It seems to me that the more impressive… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
A culture is not an abstract thing. It is a living, evolving process. The aim is to push beyond standard-setting and asserting… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
We have long had emigration in Ireland. But the nature of emigration has changed. With ferries to Britain and the continent, as… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Membership in the European Community, now the European Union, has enabled Ireland to re-find its sense of participation - cultural, political, social… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
As Elders we have great respect for all religions and traditions as important forces that bind people together. Faith and tradition provide… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
I felt when I was elected that the most important task on this island [Ireland] was to extend the hand of friendship… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The Great Famine is a period of our history that we need to know in great detail in order to understand its… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
When we see companies who are in complicit relationships with China, for example, making huge profits by providing China with the very… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
We must encourage energy conservation and sustainable development. Young people are the ones who are most environmentally conscious in Ireland, so that… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
The governments are seen to be less effective than they used to be. The private sector is perceived as being so much more efficient,… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
If the Chinese business community takes the Declaration of Human Rights, core labor standards, and environmental standards seriously, the government of China will take… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
Every government has signed up to a voluntary legal commitment under at least one of the international covenants and conventions based on the Universal… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
Since 9/11 the United States has been followed by countries with bad records, such as the former Soviet Union countries, into erosions of human… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
I'm not interested in scoring points or being over-critical of the US administration. I want to find the entry points to try and get… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
Tackling the issue of climate change presents us with an inflection point in human history - a climate justice revolution that separates development from… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
Look, you are interested in trying to make sure that governments keep a clean environment, have regard for the lifestyles of indigenous peoples, and… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
I felt when I was elected that the most important task on this island [Ireland] was to extend the hand of friendship right across… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
We now know that climate change is a driver of migration, and is expected to increase the displacement of populations. — Mary Robinson Copy Share
I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system. — Mary Robinson Copy Share
There are numerous issues that governments used to deal with that they now no longer deal with to the same extent: Prisons have been… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
As Elders, we are fully committed to the principle that all human beings are of equal worth. You will see that we highlight equality… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and relevance. As… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
Freedom from discrimination for women, ensuring that female children can learn to read, these are human needs for half the human race, not western… — Mary Robinson Copy Share
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