Institutions Quotes

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The liberal appropriations made by the legislature of Kentucky for a general system of education cannot be too much applauded . . . . Learned… — James Madison
Education is here placed among the articles of public care, not that it would be proposed to take its ordinary branches out of the hands… — Thomas Jefferson
Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force… — George Washington
It is all the more necessary under a system of free government that the people should be enlightened, that they should be correctly informed, than… — Calvin Coolidge
A university is a place where ancient tradition thrives alongside the most revolutionary ideas. Perhaps as no other institution, a university is simultaneously committed to… — Ronald Reagan
I hated tobacco. I could have almost lent my support to any institution that had for its object the putting of tobacco smokers to death...I… — Thomas Huxley
If Christian people work together, they can succeed during this decade in winning back control of the institutions that have been taken from them over… — Pat Robertson
Addiction is a serious desease; it will end with jail, mental institutions, or death. — Russell Brand
Time indeed changes manners and notions, and so far we must expect institutions to bend to them. But time produces also corruption of principles, and… — Thomas Jefferson
All of us in the academy and in the culture as a whole are called to renew our minds if we are to transform educational… — Bell Hooks
...I am opposed to all attempts to license or restrict the arming of individuals... I consider such laws a violation of civil liberty, subversive of… — Robert A. Heinlein
Democracy must stand or fall on a platform of possible human perfectibility. If human nature cannot be improved by institutions, democracy is at best a… — Herbert Croly
Only our deep moral values and our strong social institutions can hold back that jungle and restrain the darker impulses of human nature. — Ronald Reagan
Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there, it is not… — John Calvin
The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas,… — Noam Chomsky
The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our nation, on the character of God, on the great moral Governor… — William Holmes McGuffey
Our armies do not come into your cities and lands as conquerors or enemies, but as liberators. Your wealth has been stripped of you by… — Frederick Stanley Maude
Big institutions in this imperial state, in this evil US empire, prepare their politicians to become criminals. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
We should be in the business of protecting cherished institutions and our cultural heritage, otherwise what, I ask, is a Conservative party for? Indeed we… — Edward Leigh
... fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there-because we lie that the… — Masha Gessen

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