Institutions Quote by Leslyn Lewis

“Conservatives believe that people are inherently imperfect and are prone to act badly when all constraints and accountability are removed (yes, I thought; see…

— Jonathan Haidt

Liberal institutions straightway cease being liberal the moment they are soundly established: Once this is attained, no more grievous and more thorough enemies of…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.

— Christopher Lasch

It seems to me that the real political task in a society such as ours is to criticise the workings of institutions, which appear…

— Michel Foucault

“The problem with Conservatives is they cling to Institutions, no matter what. The problem with Liberals is they indulge the first pleasure that crosses…

— Douchebag McGillicuddy

We must be vigilant that we don't sink into the morass of sectarianism, mixing, pettiness etc. We must not get involved in unprincipled slagging…

— Thomas S. Power

These anti-public intellectuals are part of a disimagination machine that solidifies the power of the rich and the structures of the military-industrial-surveillance-academic complex by…

— Henry Giroux

The enemy isn't conservatism. The enemy isn't liberalism. The enemy is bulls**t.

— Lars-Erik Nelson

Liberalism doesn't speak to ideals. Radicalism does.

— Jeff Sharlet

... liberal intellectualstend to have a classical theory of politics, in which the state has a monopoly of power; hoping thatthose in positions of…

— Susan Sontag

“Liberals stand up for victims of oppression and exclusion. They fight to break down arbitrary barriers (such as those based on race, and more…

— Jonathan Haidt

The real political task in a society such as ours is to criticize the workings of institutions that appear to be both neutral and…

— Michel Foucault