Institutions Quote by Robert M. Pirsig

“He felt that institutions such as schools, churches, governments and political organizations of every sort all tended to direct thought for ends other than…

— Robert Pirsig

Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even…

— James Carville

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power.

— Jose Saramago

To speak of certain government and establishment institutions as 'the system' is to speak correctly . . . They are sustained by structural relationships…

— Robert M. Pirsig

Every morning when I pick up the newspaper and read about an earthquake in Japan or problems in European financial institutions, the first question…

— Mary Schapiro

If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly…

— George W. Bush

It is impossible to build enduring institutions without solid values. For us, the fundamental value is that associated with democracy.

— Fernando Henrique Cardoso

The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion,…

— Tom Robbins

If you ask why I do what I do - I want to make a difference. I don't just want to maintain the status…

— Eli Broad

In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of…

— John Hume

Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it…

— David Josiah Brewer

Every profession has an ideology and a drive for power that goes far beyond its achievements and it is the task of democracy to…

— Paul Feyerabend