Legitimacy Quotes

108 quotes by 94 authors

Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the people of Palestine.… — Mahmoud Abbas
No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of… — Joe Biden
By the time President Obama took office, Guantanamo was viewed internationally as a symbol of a counterterrorism approach that flouted our laws and strayed from… — John O. Brennan
The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and… — Carol P. Christ
The only thing a lawyer won't question is the legitimacy of his mother. — W.C. Fields
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a… — John Ralston Saul
The only justification for our concepts and systems of concepts is that they serve to represent the complex of our experiences; beyond this they have… — Albert Einstein
Our vision of interconnectedness resonates with new networks of world citizens in nongovernmental organizations linking from numberless centers of energy, expressing the emergence of a… — Dennis Kucinich
Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy. — John C. Maxwell
Force loses its legitimacy when it is used instead of free and open discussion. — Gustavo de Greiff
Zionism is only around 100 years old. It is the transformation from religion to nationalism, to materialism created by non-religious Jews who hated their religion.… — Yisroel Dovid Weiss
In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain the legitimacy it… — Barack Obama
I am most proud about the science I've done with my own two hands because I have always thought that even if your life path… — Gustav Nossal
Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen… — John Ralston Saul
Change occurs when deeply felt private experiences are given public legitimacy. — Mahatma Gandhi
Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the… — Ronald Reagan
With a nonviolent movement we are still inviting a strong reaction from the government or ruling authorities. We are inviting a powerful reaction against ourselves.… — Tim DeChristopher
The dominance of [an ideology] is shown by the fact that the dominated classes live their conditions of political existence through the forms of dominant… — Nicos Poulantzas
Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle… — Allan Bloom
Biblical backing for Mormon behavior is easy to find, although Mark Twain is reported to have denied its legitimacy to a Mormon. The Mormon claimed… — Dennis McKinsey

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