“The object of civil society is justice, not truth, virtue, wealth, knowledge, glory or power. Justice is followed by equality and liberty.” — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Copy Share Image
Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Regarding African education in this country, there was a time when the government took no interest whatsoever in African education. It was… — Nelson Mandela 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
“I will follow anyone... and remind everyone... of the pain of the Yazidi women” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
Disbelief in futurity loosens in a great measure the ties of morality, and may be for that reason pernicious to the peace… — David Hume 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
I think there is a richness that we enjoy from the diversity that comes from people coming from around the world. And… — Jack Williams Copy Share Image
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“The Beijing social commentator Li Fan once wrote a monograph on Christianity in China declaring that China’s unregistered churches were the only… — Ian Johnson Copy Share Image
“health, social life, job, house, partners, finances; leisure use, leisure amount; working time, education, income, children; food, water, shelter, clothing, sex, health… — Kim Stanley Robinson 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 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
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 Levellers . . . only change and pervert the natural order of things: they load the edifice of society by setting… — Edmund Burke 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
That it is not enough to catch a criminal and get them convicted and so on, because the victim remains with the… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
It's absurd. We would all like to see Cuba move toward civil society and free markets and greater respect for human rights.… — Wayne Smith Copy Share Image
Where civil society is welcomed, communities are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous. — Ben Rhodes 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
“Becoming a modern society is about industrialization, urbanization, and rising levels of literacy, education, and wealth. The qualities that make a society… — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
I think a system where you're putting the burden on, under-resourced civil society groups, under-resourced academics, under-resourced public servants, is just going… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing a person can reach his or her goals by taking shortcuts because it is considered as one… — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
“Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided… — Edmund Burke 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
