Institutions Quotes

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The voice of a whole people goes up in the silent workings of an institution. — Harriet Martineau
I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions. I could do… — Sam Houston
Human nature means that institutions at some point lose their sense of mission. That sense of vulnerability drives Pimco. — Bill Gross
Private property is one of the best institutions which has ever evolved, to protect us from the bullying of others. — Roger Scruton
As the vice-regents of God, we are to bring His truth and His … dominion … over our neighborhoods, our schools, our government… our entertainment… — D. James Kennedy
With respect to their safety, derivatives, for the most part, are traded among very sophisticated financial institutions and individuals who have considerable incentive to understand… — Ben Bernanke
I am talking about societies drained of their essence, cultures trampled underfoot, institutions undermined, lands confiscated, religions smashed, magnificent artistic creations destroyed, extraordinary possibilities wiped… — Aime Cesaire
Obsessed with success and wealth and despising failure and poverty, our society is systematically dividing the population into winners and losers, using institutions like the… — Matt Taibbi
There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in… — Evan Parker
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the… — Haile Selassie
Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American… — Bud Selig
Factory-farm lobbyists are so powerful and so well funded and they do everything in their power to hide the truth about farming. They keep the… — Unknown Author
The institution of taxation rests foursquare on the axiom that somebody must rule somebody else. — Frank Chodorov
Whoever uncouples the religious and the social life has not understood Jesus. Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over… — Walter Rauschenbusch
Have you ever thought that radical ideas threaten institutions, then become institutions, and in turn reject radical ideas which threaten institutions? — Saul Bass
If the Royal Variety Show was put in a matter transportation machine with the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, this is what you'd get. — Robin Ince
If the believers in liberty wish the principles of liberty taught, let them never intrust that instruction to any government; for the nature of government… — Voltairine de Cleyre
Now, public libraries are most admirable institutions, but they have one irritating custom. They want their books back. — Cecil B. DeMille
The universe appears to me like an immense, inexorable torture-garden…Passions, greed, hatred, and lies; social institutions, justice, love, glory, heroism, and religion: these are its… — Octave Mirbeau
Evolutionists ... have a prior commitment, a commitment to naturalism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept… — Richard Lewontin
I have therefore come to the opinion that the most reasonable recourse for the humanization of society and its institutions is to abandon them and… — Manitonquat
The reality is that the media are probably the most powerful of all our institutions today and they, or rather we, too often are squandering… — Carl Bernstein
I’m a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me. — Paul Haggis
As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives. — Robert Teeter
As we enter into the 110th Congress, it is imperative that we address ethics reforms needed to make this institution run correctly. — Jo Ann Davis

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