Institutions Quotes

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If, as some say, evil lies in the hearts and not the institutions of men, then there's hardly a distinction worth making between, say, Hitler's… — Edward Abbey
In short, it is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or any number of men, at the entering into society,… — Samuel Adams
Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe:… — James Madison
Nothing is possible without men; nothing is lasting without institutions. — Jean Monnet
The Revolution won't happen with guns, rather it will happen incrementally, year by year, generation by generation. We will gradually infiltrate their educational institutions and… — Max Horkheimer
Political institutions, no matter how well or badly designed, depend for continued existence upon acting men; their conservation is achieved by the same means that… — Hannah Arendt
There is no one who has no leisure time at all. The office is not a permanent sanctuary, and Sundays are an institution. Thus, in… — Unknown Author
Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to… — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
That's beautiful: the hurrah game! well â€” it's our game: that's the chief fact in connection with it: America's game: has the snap, go fling,… — Walt Whitman
Extremism. It is an almost infallible sign â€” a kind of death-rattle â€” when a human institution is forced by its members into stressing those… — John Brunner
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions. — George Soros
History will judge societies and governments â€” and their institutions â€” not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and… — Cesar Chavez
We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand… — Stephen Breyer
If you could say of any one individual that the court as an institution is the length and shadow of that individual, surely it would… — William Rehnquist
These latter institutions [the civil service, trade unions, media of all kinds], notably of course television, but more subtly the written press, are quite spectacular… — Alain Badiou
Most of us live in a condition of secrecy: secret desires, secret appetites, secret hatreds and relationship with the institutions which is extremely intense and… — John le Carre
I have made revenue collection a frontline institution because it is the one which can emancipate us from begging. If we can get about 22%… — Yoweri Museveni
I was shocked at college to see one hundred of my classmates in the library all reading copies of the same book. Instead of doing… — John Cage
There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil. — Robert E. Lee
Well, thereâ€™s 10 â€” thereâ€™s 10 different â€” thereâ€™s 10 different titles, you know, to the Civil Rights Act, and nine out of 10 deal… — Rand Paul

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