Concepts Quote by U Thant

International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples

— Henri La Fontaine

If globalization is to realise its potential as a force for good, we have to look more closely at the means by which we…

— Gro Harlem Brundtland

The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing, it is the thing to watch over and care for and be…

— Mark Twain

The performance of international institutions will be symptomatic of the domestic political priorities of influential member states. International institutions don't really have a life…

— Samantha Power

“the basic responsibility of government is to maximize the welfare of its citizens, not to pursue some abstract concept of the global good’.76”

— Edward Luce

The institutions under which we live, my countrymen, secure each person in the perfect enjoyment of all his rights.

— John Tyler

The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem.

— Mo Ibrahim

I am in favor of increased communication and cooperation between countries, but it is more important that each country becomes responsible for its own…

— David Korten

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.

— Jose Saramago

International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.

— Samantha Power

So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important,…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power.

— Noam Chomsky