Institutions Quotes

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We must refuse to submit to those institutions which are by definition sexist - marriage, the nuclear family, religions built on the myth of feminine… — Andrea Dworkin
Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But people try love and because they are unconscious... their longing is good, but their love is full of jealousy, full of possessiveness, full of… — Rajneesh
I have never heard about any perfect marriage. They say perfect marriages are made in heaven. Nobody comes back from there so maybe it is… — Rajneesh
Marriage exists as an institution of exploitation, it is not togetherness. That is why no happiness comes out of it as a flowering. It cannot.… — Rajneesh
Marriage is an institution that teaches a man regularity, frugality, temperance, forbearance and many other splendid virtues he would not need had he stayed single. — Rajneesh
Independently of its misdeeds, the mere power, - the bare existence of such a power, - is a thing irreconcilable with the nature and spirit… — Unknown Author
Every man who loves his country, or wishes well to the best interests of society, will show himself a decided friend not only of morality… — Josiah Johnson Hawes
That is a true sentiment which makes us feel that we do not love our country less, but more, because we have laid up in… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
There is every reason to believe that our system will soon attain the highest degree of perfection of which human institutions are capable. — James Monroe
We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so… — Wangari Maathai
Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by man-made institutions, by the way in which man has organized his society. What… — Fred M. Vinson
power... Military success is not sufficient to win: economic development, institution-building and the rule of law, promoting internal reconciliation, good governance, providing basic services to… — Robert M. Gates
Liberal institutions straightway cease being liberal the moment they are soundly established: Once this is attained, no more grievous and more thorough enemies of freedom… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. — Max Weber
Viewed systematically, religion can be differentiated from other culturally constituted institutions by virtue only of its reference to superhuman beings. — Unknown Author
Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions. — Mark Twain
I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man or by the… — Roger Babson
Under our institutions the only way to perfect the Government is to perfect the individual citizen. It is necessary to reach the mind and soul… — Calvin Coolidge
The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education ... (and) the object and reward of learning is continued capacity for growth.… — John Dewey

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