I'm a big fan of the vigor of civil society, political engagement, and public life in many parts of Latin America. — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms. — David Collenette Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE AND REMIND EVERYONE OF THE SUFFERING... OF THE ENSLAVED... YAZIDI WOMEN” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society. — Max Baucus Copy Share Image
I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
In any civil society, there's a serious problem when confidence in the rule of law is shaken. — Margaret Hoover Copy Share Image
Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
For achieving good governance political will is necessary. Good governance is a political process. Though role of civil society is critical, without… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Gujarat is a pro-business state, where civil society organisations are comfortable with working to make sure that business does not suffer. Large… — Abhijit Banerjee Copy Share Image
“It would be a great step toward a truly civil society if we understood that our public discourse isn’t based on “hard… — Walter Truett Anderson Copy Share Image
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government.… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Right now, American government has stepped back from offering any kinds of protection for human rights and public health. And the fossil… — Annie Leonard Copy Share Image
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
If you create enough space in Egypt, civil society will revive itself, and then will you have all of these secular forces,… — Hisham Melhem Copy Share Image
Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying This is mine , and found people simple… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
By creating a self-policing, self-reporting, sort of self-monitoring culture through law, through statute, and imposing that on the academic world, I think… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
In a pluralistic society like ours, I think the ability to resist hate comes from cultivating a civil society that, on the… — William Barr Copy Share Image
“It’s as if the concept of taxation as theft—rather than as a shared burden that all should contribute toward as the cost… — Bruce Bartlett Copy Share Image
Politicians can either keep listening to a small number of polluting fossil fuel companies, who're keen to profit from keeping us hooked… — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
The core of human rights work is naming and shaming those who commit abuses, and pressuring governments to put the screws to… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
“There is nothing wrong with the United States--or the world at large--that cannot be stabilized and reconstructed by restoring the intelligence and… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
“Remember what the fashion big mouths were saying about Jessica Simpson? Looking at her magazine pictures, sucking their teeth, going, "Oh, look… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
“The fourth and final dimension of religious freedom in full is the right—both individually and as part of a larger religious community—to… — Timothy Shah Copy Share Image
“...Alas, Babylon was to be among the first to give a public voice to the fears and anxieties associated with a nuclear… — Hal Hager Copy Share Image
“By giving full expression to the contradiction between civil society and the state, the French Revolution radically transformed both its terms. To… — Stathis Kouvelakis Copy Share Image
In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share Image
Civil society has not lost the possibility to influence the government and force them to change their policy. That is why we… — Lidia Yusupova Copy Share Image
Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so… — Shakira Copy Share Image
If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine… — Pratibha Patil Copy Share Image
The Social License is fundamentally about accountability to people and not just powerful interests. John Morrison’s book reminds all organizations – governments,… — Kumi Naidoo Copy Share Image
The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing… — David Souter Copy Share Image
If we have isolated individuals able to inflict enormous harm, imagine what a single lunatic can do with a nuclear weapon. I… — Joshua Lederberg Copy Share Image
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage...Before any man can be considered as a member… — James Madison Copy Share Image
This is why universities, and civil society more generally, are so important for a democracy like ours, founded on a genuine idealism… — Abhijit Banerjee Copy Share Image
One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
A healthy society rests on three pillars: business, government and civil society, or non-profits. Each has a distinct and important role to… — John Mackey 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
