Institutions Quotes

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This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. — Abraham Lincoln
I have always thought of our Service as an institution, more than any other bureau, engaged in a field essentially of morality--the aim of man… — Freeman Tilden
Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we saw… — Wolfgang Schauble
A lot of our respected financial institutions are just casinos in drag. — Charlie Munger
For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to… — Henning Mankell
I love Vermont because of her hills and valleys, her scenery and invigorating climate, but most of all because of her indomitable people. They are… — Calvin Coolidge
Parties do not maintain themselves. They are maintained by effort. The government is not self-existent. It is maintained by the effort of those who believe… — Calvin Coolidge
Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce. — Leland Stanford
But what is now encompassed by the one word (“school”) are two very different kinds of institutions that, in function, finance and intention, serve entirely… — Jonathan Kozol
With many countries on the verge of redefining a basic social institution, What Is Marriage? issues an urgent call for full deliberation of what is at stake.… — Mary Ann Glendon
The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society. — Paddy Ashdown
Like all predatory or parasitic institutions, the state's first instinct is that of self-preservati on. All its enterprises are directed first towards preserving its own… — Albert J. Nock
Unfortunately, most of the major denominations still practice segregation in local churches, hospitals, schools, and other church institutions. It is appalling that the most segregated… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Let us face reality. The framers (of the Constitution) have simply been too shrewd for us. They have outwitted us. They designed separate institutions that… — James MacGregor Burns
The Army is the most outstanding institution in every country, for it alone makes possible the existence of all civic institutions. — Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
When we walk the streets at night in safety, it does not strike us that this might be otherwise. This habit of feeling safe has… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and… — Saul Alinsky
When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don't become President of the… — Ronald Reagan
The preachers and lecturers deal with men of straw, as they are men of straw themselves. Why, a free-spoken man, of sound lungs, cannot draw… — Henry David Thoreau
A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves… — Hans Haacke
As long term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period. [...] Personally I prefer… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Too often an institution serves to bless the majority opinion. Today when too many move to the rhythmic beat of the status quo, whoever would… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that 'ancient institution' the old one. — Douglas William Jerrold
I'm forming a charitable institution for education. — Amar Bose
I hope that the institution will succeed in maximizing students' potential in the same way. I will give all of my stock to this institution.… — Amar Bose

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