“Stories can educate, elevate, comfort, and afflict those who are too comfortable. They can create community. They can also drive people apart,… — Jonathan Shapiro Copy Share Image
“union’, you at the same time license the would-be leaders. You give credentials to those who promise to guide society along its… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I have no argument with those who see in organized religion a template or an imperative to live life according to a… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on… — Mel Martinez Copy Share Image
“Power not only corrupts but also magnifies existing psychopathologies, even as it creates new ones. Fostered by the flattery of underlings and… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share Image
That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Africa needs help, no question about that but I'd rather prefer that the money is channeled. That's what I call smart aid;… — George W. Bush 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
In a democracy, it is the people who are sovereign. Therefore, with regard to the promotion of democracy at the local, country… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
Most writers in Mexico have had posts as ambassadors, secretaries - that is no longer the case. Now a writer can live… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
Civil society rests on moral relationships. They are covenantal rather than contractual. They are brought about not by governments but by us… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share Image
The short interregnum of civil society built on the ruins of the Bastille came to its end with the establishment of the… — Israel Shamir Copy Share Image
I hope I can tell you what happened in Europe and support you in your fight to preserve freedom for your children… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
“Political emancipation is a reduction of man, on the one hand to a member of civil society, an independent and egoistic individual,… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Technology and television didn't dictate one path or the other - it was civil society and public policy intervening in creating alternative… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
“Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, Osama bin Laden was by no means… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND REMIND EVERYONE... OF THE FATE OF NEGLECTED YAZIDI CHILDREN” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
We need to defend against weaknesses within and enemies without, using the tools of civil society and hard power. We don't have… — Stanley A. McChrystal 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
“If the immediate postwar period had been characterized by violent attacks on the existing institutions of civil society, after 1948 the regimes… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
Civil society must be strengthened to help raise awareness among people living with HIV, and those at risk, of their rights, and… — Shereen El Feki Copy Share Image
All over the world, independent and strong civil society - NGOs, faith leaders, and other community advocates - help governments solve problems… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
The whole country wants civility. Why don't we have it? It doesn't cost anything. No federal funding, no legislation is involved. One… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Islamic extremism is the prime enemy of civil society and social peace, both in Italy and in Israel. — Matteo Salvini Copy Share Image
