Civilization Quote by Shirin Ebadi

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp.…

— Shirin Ebadi

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

— Shirin Ebadi

When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who…

— Shirin Ebadi

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

— Shirin Ebadi

Akbar Ganji is a human rights activist in Iran and he works on freedom of expression and he does his job very well.

— Shirin Ebadi

Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there…

— Shirin Ebadi

Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or…

— Shirin Ebadi

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and…

— Susan Rice

We identified various sectors of the economy, which we said were growth sectors. I have mentioned tourism. We said, for instance, agro-business. We grow…

— Thabo Mbeki

Civilizations evolve over time, and most scholars of civilization, including people like Carol Quigley, argue that they go through periods of warring states, and…

— Samuel P. Huntington

In all civilizations we've studied, all cultures that we know of across the Earth and across time have invested some kind of attempt to…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Each succeeding civilization forgets its predecessor. Civilizations are ghouls.

— Gutzon Borglum