Institutions Quotes

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Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. — Noam Chomsky
A democratic public forms when citizens gather together to deliberate and make public judgments about local and national issues that affect their lives. By associating… — Kevin Mattson
From these activists we can learn a crucial lesson: without citizens creating the institutions necessary for facilitating the growth of public deliberation, democracy will be… — Kevin Mattson
Economists have the correct insight that economics is a theory of choice, the key to the story is the variety of options and centralised political… — Douglass North
Given the complexity of interpersonal relationships and institutions and the complexity of co-ordination of the actions of many people, it is enormously unlikely that, even… — Robert Nozick
Men who cannot exploit the co-operative benefits derived from institutions in modern knowledge economies are discriminated against by girls and so have fewer children — Unknown Author
We are confronted by the appearance of social institutions unintentionally created, vital for the welfare of society, which are not the result of reasoned planning — Carl Menger
Always history is being made; opinions attitudes and institutions change, and there is evolution in the nature of capitalism — Frank Knight
So they can create a class they don't like-here, homosexuals-or a class that they consider is suspect in the marriage category, and they can create… — Sonia Sotomayor
The union of a man and a woman is the most enduring human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by every religious faith."… — George W. Bush
Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be redefined by activist judges. For the good of families, children… — George W. Bush
The accepted ideas of any period are singularly those that serve the dominant economic interest...What economists believe and teach, whether in the United States or… — John Kenneth Galbraith
States are violent institutions. The government of any country, including ours, represents some sort of domestic power structure, and it's usually violent. States are violent… — Noam Chomsky
Close the weak banks and impose serious capital requirements on the strong ones...You see, it may sound hard-hearted, but you cannot keep unsound financial institutions… — Paul Krugman
RE: GSEs like Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae: "creditors will continue to underprice the risk-taking of these financial institutions, overfund them, and fail to provide… — Unknown Author
First reason is, it's not authorized in the Constitution, it's an illegal institution. The second reason, it's an immoral institution, because we have delivered to… — Ron Paul
Adopting a central organizing principle means embarking on an all-out effort to use every policy and program, every law and institution, to halt the destruction… — Al Gore
Courts are an aristocratic institution in a democracy. That's the dilemma for an institution that has the function of reviewing the will of the people.… — Rose Bird
Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with an allegiance toward our… — Unknown Author
[A]ll power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of… — James Madison

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