Institutions Quotes

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It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving… — Cornelius Plantinga
Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection. — James McGreevey
The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing for its own ends all the powers of the proletariat,… — Clara Zetkin
It cannot suffice to invent new machines, new regulations, new institutions. It is necessary to change and improve our understanding of the true purpose of… — Vaclav Havel
Aside from sending someone to war or to prison, government s ability to make people involuntarily give over their money is its strongest exercise of… — William Greider
A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship. — Susan Faludi
I don't think the alternative to Yale is jail by any means. On the other hand, there is a mass of research that does show… — Derek Bok
I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for… — Derek Bok
Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes a… — Rosa Luxemburg
The British are proud of their ability to create a muddle and then muddle through all difficulties. I must shake the British pride: muddle is… — George Mikes
Progress is not possible without discipline. A nation, institution, family or individual can advance only by heeding the words of those who deserve respect and… — Mata Amritanandamayi
I was introduced to Mr. Davy, who has rooms adjoining mine (in the Royal Institution); he is a very agreeable and intelligent young man, and… — John Dalton
In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a "no-man's land." — Edward Teller
She cannot see an institution without hitting it with her handbag. — Julian Critchley
[I]t would be unjust to our people and dangerous to our institutions to apply any portion of revenues of the nation or of the States… — James A. Garfield
It is not the legitimate province of the Legislature to determine which religion is true, or what false. Our government is a civil, and not… — Richard Mentor Johnson
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? — Tony Campolo
The very special place that a language occupies among institutions is undeniable, but there is much more to be said-, a comparison would tend rather… — Ferdinand de Saussure
Institutions are essential in order to preserve the achievement of the past, but the original creative impulse in every age comes from the amateur, the… — Robert Gordis
All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,'… — Carl Bernstein
We couldn't be making as much money, if we had to deal with stranger behaviour. And right now, anybody who slows down our economic productivity,… — Chester Brown
The Carnegie Foundation is well aware of the fact that their reports frequently find their way to dusty archives in academic institutions, but occasionally people… — C. Everett Koop
Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained. — David Frum
As is natural with contiguous states having like institutions and like aims of advancement and development, the friendship of the United States and Mexico has… — Chester A. Arthur
It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table. — Elizabeth Warren

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