Ultimately, it is only a powerful civil society movement which can break the vicious cycle of corruption in any society. — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
“I will follow anyone... and remind everyone... that their fear is genuine.” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
The Iranian regime continues to violate the human rights of its own people, targeting political and civil society activists. — Morgan Ortagus Copy Share Image
“ISIS BEHEADS CIVILIANS WHILE WORLD KEEPS FORGETTING WHAT VICTIMS' SOULS R BEGGING: HUMANITY SAVE KOBANE” — Widad Akrawi Copy Share Image
“It is not the different practice from one another that breaks the Peace and Unity, but judging of one another because of… — Isaac Penington Copy Share Image
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute. — Julian Bond 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
We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society, and that Religion… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant… — Baldwin Spencer Copy Share Image
“For it was the rejection of the possibility of human solidarity with strangers—the critical as well as moral presupposition of civil society—that… — Helmut Walser Smith Copy Share Image
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings,… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
The progress of manufactures and commerce insensibly collects a large multitude within the walls of a city: but these citizens are no… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Globilization in its current form cannot deliver the benefits expected of it. Civil society, particularly in developing countries, must ensure that it… — Martin Khor Copy Share Image
“Top-down government breeds irresponsible individuals, and the confiscation of civil society by the state leads to a widespread refusal among the citizens… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I shall work with Congress, civil society groups and local government executives who are convinced that charter changes are needed to enable… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“For the developing world, the past half-century has been a time of recurring hope and frequent disappointment. Great waves of change have… — Aga Khan Copy Share Image
To refuse any bond of union between man and civil society, on the one hand, and God the Creator and consequently the… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
The 21st century will be the Asian century. This also means that Asians will be expected to provide greater leadership to solve… — Kishore Mahbubani 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 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
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
As marriage and the family institution constitute the foundation and chief cornerstone of civil society, it is of the greatest moment that… — Joseph P. Bradley Copy Share Image
So is civil society prepared for the future? Probably not. Most organisations have to live hand to mouth, juggling short-term funding and… — Geoff Mulgan 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
“When Americans think of freedom, we usually imagine a contest between a lone individual and a powerful government. We tend to conclude… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
“The state does not take a merely temporal regulatory role and leave salvation in the hands of the church; rather, the modern… — James K.A. Smith 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
“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
“For indeed, the Church is divinely constituted and lives by her own right, not by privilege. Who ever would have granted her… — Louis Veuillot 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
We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society. — Max Baucus 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
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
We need a strong civil society where the connection between different people and groups is firm and vibrant, not brittle and divided. — Stanley A. McChrystal 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
Freedom can be destroyed, not just by its retraction, but also by its abuse. — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
