Atheists in our midst are proof that all consciences can be accommodated here, even those that have no ground for holding that… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
“We believe that liberty of religious faith is the first and foremost freedom in human society, is a universal value in the… — Timothy Shah Copy Share Image
One of the signs that things are going reasonably well for democracy is that we have the states where they're closer to… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
The threat from cyber criminals and nation states continues to grow. So we need to forge closer partnerships with industry, academia and… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
“Women are not party to the original contract through which men transform their natural freedom into the security of civil freedom. Women… — Carole Pateman Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND BEG EVERYONE... TO HELP RESCUE ALL IMPRISONED WOMEN.” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND REMIND EVERYONE... OF THE FATE... OF THE ENSLAVED... YAZIDI WOMEN” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
We will not let governments off the hook. We will look to civil society to help us, to pin governments, to what… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“It's both a tremendous obligation and honor to undertake the unfulfilled work of the best of our abolitionist precursors--those who did not… — Dylan Rodriguez Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND TELL EVERYONE... THAT THIS IS HAPPENING... IN THE CENTURY TWENTY-ONE” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“In a rational state it would be more appropriate to ensure that a cobbler passed an examination than an executive civil servant;… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
You know, when you get to the New World and you develop your three branches of government and you have a civil… — Sam Harris 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
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
The American Founding Fathers gave us courts, independent jurists. They left room for civil society, which meant that citizens could directly associate… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
The essence of the modern state is that the universal be bound up with the complete freedom of its particular members and… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Copy Share Image
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 WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND THANK EVERYONE... WHO TRIES... TO BRING SMILE BACK... TO THIS WOMAN” — Widad Akrawi 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
“The fundamentalist seeks to bring down a great deal more than buildings. Such people are against, to offer just a brief list,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND REMIND EVERYONE... OF THE RAPE OF THE YAZIDI WOMEN” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
“Whereas in Western countries the constitution merely had to guarantee the rights of a per-existing civil society and culture, in Russia it… — Orlando Figes 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
We need a mobilized and active civil society using its purchasing power to demand sustainable products and practices. It is also essential… — Guilherme Leal Copy Share Image