Civilized Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi

“And yet is not mankind itself, pushing on its blind way, driven by a dream of its greatness and its power upon the dark…

— Joseph Conrad

We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust…

— Steven Pinker

The problems of this world are so gigantic that some are paralysed by their own uncertainty. Courage and wisdom are needed to reach out…

— Beatrix of the Netherlands

Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction…

— Hideki Tojo

If one holds these high principles clearly before one's eyes, and compares them with the life and spirit of our times, then it appears…

— Albert Einstein

“Man's inclination to justice makes democracy possible; but man's capacity for injustice makes it necessary.' The optimism we need to prevent ourselves from destroying…

— Bernard Crick

The greatest threat to mankind comes from the renunciation of individual scruple in favor of institutional denominators. . . . Real heroism lies, as…

— John le Carre

“Power, money, lusts of the flesh and any other desire which takes a man, a family, a village or a nation from peace or…

— Jaime Buckley

“I believe in justice, I want redress for all wrongs done, I want the good life-if such a thing exists-accessible to all. Yet, emotionally,…

— Gore Vidal

It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an…

— Robert Kennedy

Man is a free moral agent and can be magnanimous and deal disinterestedly, humanity is a definite goal, social justice is desirable and possible,…

— Anonymous

“Apart from the peculiar tenets of individual thinkers, there is also in the world at large an increasing inclination to stretch unduly the powers…

— John Stuart Mill