Democracy, taken in its narrower, purely political, sense, suffers from the fact that those in economic and political power possess the means… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In talking about human rights today, we are referring primarily to the following demands: protection of the individual against arbitrary infringement by… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Selection [of UN delegates] by governments cannot give the peoples of the world the feeling of being fairly and proportionately represented. The… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A world government with powers adequate to guarantee security is not a remote ideal for the distant future. It is an urgent… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I advocate world government because I am convinced that there is no other possible way of eliminating the most terrible danger in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
To have security against atomic bombs and against the other biological weapons, we have to prevent war, for if we cannot prevent… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Even if only 2 percent of those assigned to perform military service should announce their refusal to fight, governments would be powerless,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I am an adherent of the ideal of democracy, although I well know the weaknesses of the democratic form of government. Social… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is no salvation for civilization, or even the human race, other than the creation of a world government. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In a healthy nation there is a kind of dramatic balance between the will of the people and the government, which prevents… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Political leaders or governments owe their position partly to force and partly to popular election. They cannot be regarded as representative of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Humankind's desire for peace can be realized only by the creation of a world government. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The Nuremberg Trial of the German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
You imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The world we have made is a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mistaken. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image