The U.N.'s humanitarian agencies rely on charitable donations from the public as well as the generosity of governments to continue their lifesaving… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
“My expectation with 5G is it will be remembered as one of the greatest biological crimes that global governments have committed against… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can hold their own… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not.… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Governments are not built to perceive large truths. Only people can perceive great truths. Governments specialize in small and intermediate truths. They… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
It's the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the… — Peter Benenson Copy Share Image
What makes the Universal Declaration an epochal document is first of all its global impetus and secondly the breadth of its claims,… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share Image
Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them… — William Penn Copy Share Image
What can be done? Well, the governments of the world can undertake what amounts to a vast clean-up campaign and a vast… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
The era during which only governments could put hardware on the Moon is coming to an end. There are 26 private teams… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Laws and regulations are supposed to restrict the kind of surveillance governments do. In fact, the U.S. government is quite restricted in… — Mikko Hypponen Copy Share Image
Ordinary citizens are obliged and, if need be, compelled by force to meet their commitments. But let higher obligations of an international… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
The argument that gay marriage doesn't affect straight marriages is a ridiculous red herring: Gay marriage affects society and law in dramatic… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
Societies exist under three forms sufficiently distinguishable. 1. Without government, as among our Indians. 2. Under governments wherein the will of every… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Most governments do have inbuilt biases in favour of the rich and powerful, and most do contain plenty of manipulators who love… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Over the years, online, we've laid down a huge amount of information and data, and we irrigate it with networks and connectivity,… — David McCandless Copy Share Image
I guess this is why I hate governments, all governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Governments, whether they're dictatorships or democracies, reflect the people. When the people get fed up, they throw them out. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
As coercive monopolies that spend other people's money taken by force, governments are uniquely unqualified to solve problems. They are riddled by… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
We are vulnerable in the military and in our governments, but I think we're most vulnerable to cyber attacks commercially. This challenge… — Michael Mullen Copy Share Image
“The best governments in history have been kings and emperors,” Duarte said. “The worst ones too. A philosopher-king can manage great things… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
I believe that when the public lacks even the most fundamental access to what its governments and militaries are doing in their… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments. — Chris Kilham Copy Share Image
Since 1988, successive governments have treated education as an electoral asset: theyve come up with endless slogans and projects to supposedly solve… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
“Since governments take the right of death over their people, it is not astonishing if the people should sometimes take the right… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“micromanagement was a form of dictatorship. Just look at governments like the old Soviet Union to see that the results are a… — George Ilian Copy Share Image
The governments of the great States have two instruments for keeping the people dependent, in fear and obedience: a coarser, the army;… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Ultimate authority in a global system remains with sovereigns. Governments will not have it any other way: politicians face instant rejection from… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
People do not choose a government that will bring the market within their control; instead, the market in every way conditions governments… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
It is of the highest importance to provide equal access to the labour market. Governments should act to establish equitable employment standards… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I worry policymakers are not putting enough attention on what we should be planning for 10 years down the road. In general,… — Jeff Dean Copy Share Image
“Governments and government are wicked problems. They are complex, multi-faceted, and they don’t consist of just one problem and there will never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The emancipation of the working class can only be achieved by the working class itself — without the assistance of governments.” — Pierre-Jospeh Proudhon Copy Share Image
The vicious cycle that is bringing down European states is not going to hit us [the USA], at least not for a… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
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