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Civilization is an active deposit which is formed by the combustion of the present with the past. Neither in countries without a Present nor in… — Cyril Connolly
In the name of religion, one tortures, persecutes, builds pyres. In the guise of ideologies, one massacres, tortures and kills. In the name of justice… — Eugene Ionesco
The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the icons… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Ever since the Evil Empire turned out to be a collection of third-world countries, Americans aligned on the far right have tried to cast gay… — Anna Quindlen
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating… — Barbara Ehrenreich
We are reviewing our experience to enable us to respond to the cultural challenge: to help countries, communities and individuals interpret universal principles, translate them… — Thoraya Obaid
The challenge for UNFPA is to help countries as we always have with no agenda of our own; with sensitivity towards unique cultural values; with… — Thoraya Obaid
Globilization in its current form cannot deliver the benefits expected of it. Civil society, particularly in developing countries, must ensure that it does. — Martin Khor
Poverty cannot be accepted as a pretext and justification for the exploitation of children. It does not explain the huge global demand with, in many… — Vitit Muntarbhorn
The free market is notorious for distributing resources in a highly unequal manner, with great concentrations of wealth at the top and poverty at the… — Linda McQuaig
More and more countries of the world have decided that corporations do a better job of generating and deploying capital than do states. — Max L. Stackhouse
The military profession, especially is the long-established great powers, is deeply pessimistic about the likelihood that people and countries will behave well under stress. Professional… — Gwynne Dyer
Freedom is partial to no race. Freedom has no religion. Freedom favors no ethnicity. Freedom discriminates not between rich and poor countries. Inevitably freedom will… — Eskinder Nega
The public doesnâ€™t have to be hostile to the rich. â€˜Robbing the rich to help the poorâ€™ will only drive the rich away to other… — Zong Qinghou
Soft men tend to be born from soft countries. — Herodotus
A lot of Arabs have proven to themselves that there is an alternative to Bin Laden-ism if they want to do away with the corrupt,… — Irshad Manji
Today women in many countries are taking part in various types of movements of protest, some of which are serious struggles for economic and social… — Kumari Jayawardena
A political solution is going to involve neighboring countries... You will have to bring people together to agree on a political process. If that includes… — Marwan al-Muasher
This is different than every other Ebola situation we've ever had. It's spreading widely, throughout entire countries, through multiple countries, in cities and very fast. — Vincent Martin
Our two nations have a lot in common, when you think about it. We were both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands.… — George W. Bush

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