I think violence is counter-productive and it is bad in democratic societies. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
The chief safeguard of personal freedom in a democratic society is the anarchy and disorder of capitalist individualism. — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
In pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education ... (and) the object and reward of learning is continued… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Honesty . . . is the foundation upon which relationships and many societies are built. Without it . . . there can… — Janny Scott Copy Share Image
When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
It is both a right and a responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national interest. — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
“Contrary to unwritten political law of abuse, Civilians are not the doormats of democracy. Civilians are the doors, civilians are the buildings,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Ensuring the access of all citizens to government information and to essential information for human development is a must for every democratic… — Koichiro Matsuura Copy Share Image
... an essential feature of a decent society, and an almost defining feature of a democratic society, is relative equality of outcome… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Democracy in itself does not define or guarantee a free society. History has told many stories of democratic societies that have degenerated… — Richard Ebeling Copy Share Image
But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative… — Peter L. Berger Copy Share Image
If a [democratic] society displays less brilliance than an aristocracy, there will also be less wretchedness; pleasures will be less outrageous and… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The world has got more democracies than ever, and human rights are high on almost every country's agenda. Still, corruption and oppression… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
As political theorist Michael Parenti points out, historians often overlook Fascism's economic agenda--the partnership between Big Capital and Big Government--in their analysis… — Richard Heinberg Copy Share Image
The sibling society is the flattening out of the previously democratic society. — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
An understandable hunger for potential clients tempts many [career counseling therapists] to overpromise, like creative writing teachers who, out of greed or… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be… — Gunnar Myrdal Copy Share Image
Our democratic values also include - and our national security demands - open and transparent government. Some information obviously needs to be… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society. — Ma Ying-jeou Copy Share Image
Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
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