Institutions Quotes

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Conservatives believe that international institutions such as the United Nations are anti-American and anti-Israeli cabals. Progressives do not like the economic medicine that the International… — Michael Ignatieff
The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to which we regard… — Michael Ignatieff
Liberal democracy has endured because its institutions are designed for handling morally hazardous forms of coercive power. It puts the question of how far government… — Michael Ignatieff
Those who perpetrate fraud against our financial institutions will be met with the full force of law enforcement. — Loretta Lynch
For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a government and institutions… — Joe Biden
In the 21st century, the countries that thrive will be the ones where citizens know their voices will be heard because the institutions are transparent. — Joe Biden
What I think about derivatives is if every institution that owns or trades them is properly margined and marked to market, including end-users, including every… — Paul Singer
The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem. — Mo Ibrahim
If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens rather… — Mo Ibrahim
Societies are not sustainable without institutions. — Mo Ibrahim
Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions. — Jean Monnet
The most universal challenge that we face is the transition from seeing our human institutions as machines to seeing them as embodiments of nature. — Peter Senge
Growing up, I was in and out of trouble in group homes and other institutions, and when I was 14, I was locked up in… — Gbenga Akinnagbe
You need some inequality to grow... but extreme inequality is not only useless but can be harmful to growth because it reduces mobility and can… — Thomas Piketty
The history of American higher education over the twentieth century is an extraordinary one, the story of the creation of a powerhouse set of institutions… — Rick Perlstein
As women, we know that we must always find ways to change the process because the present institutions want to hold on to power and… — Bella Abzug
Like the other great revolutions, an environmental revolution will require sacrifices and lead to enormous gains. It, too, will change the face of the land… — Donella Meadows
Technology advances at exponential rates, and human institutions and societies do not. They adapt at much slower rates. Those gaps get wider and wider. — Mitch Kapor
If large financial institutions can break the law and accumulate million in profits - and, if they get caught, settle by paying out of those… — Elizabeth Warren
The reality is institutions that invest in high growth have offices globally and talk across offices. — Danny Rimer

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