Civil Society Quotes

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching. — A. Bartlett Giamatti

You either have a civil society or you don't. — Mohamed ElBaradei

It's clear that it is in the best interest of business to be part of the conservation, along with governments and civil society. — Richard Branson

Obesity is a societal issue. We have to come together with government, business, civil society, and NGOs to create solutions for this. — Muhtar Kent

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. — Mo Ibrahim

I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms. — David Collenette

Through positive civil actions, the church can influence the society. — Sunday Adelaja

Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society. — George Washington

I'm a big fan of the vigor of civil society, political engagement, and public life in many parts of Latin America. — Rebecca Solnit

You have a chance to save lives! If you don't take it, you may regret it! — Widad Akreyi

The Purpose of life is to thrive and save lives with passion! Save Yazidis today with love and compassion! — Widad Akreyi

A healthy civil society and vibrant republic ultimately cannot survive without a properly functioning constitutional system. — Mark R. Levin

I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president. — Hillary Clinton

We've built a society that values civil liberties even at the expense of social order. — Charles Wheelan

IT'S ALL CLEAR
ISIS INVADES YOUR SPHERE
YET NO ONE IMAGINES YOUR FEAR
BUT DON'T WORRY
TAUSSI MELEK IS HERE
RESTORING LIVES NEAR — Widad Akreyi

Democracy is disruptive ... there is no right in a democratic civil society to be free of disruption. — Naomi Wolf

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. — Pope Benedict XVI

Friendship has no civil, and few emotional, rights in our society. — Christina Baldwin

Security against foreign danger is one of the primitive objects of civil society. It is an avowed and essential object of the American Union. — James Madison

When people get out of jail, it is not easy for them to find a job. It is not easy for them to return to civil society. — Bernie Sanders

Religion is the basis of civil society, and the source of all good and of all comfort. — Edmund Burke

No ONE MENTIONS YOUR TEARS, SADNESS OR SLOW DEATH! BUT, WE FEEL YOUR FALLEN TEARS, YOUR BEHEADED BODIES, YOUR RAPED DIGNITY! — Widad Akreyi

The Conservative sees in the free market the harmony of interests and rules of cooperation that also underlie the civil society. — Mark Levin

Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations. — Mo Ibrahim

Civil government and economics and society change because theology changes. — Joseph C. Morecraft III

I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly. — Wangari Maathai

YAZIDIS AND CHRISTIANS WANT TO BE FREE OF NIGHT MIST AND BEHEADING DRIFT! — Widad Akreyi

That one generation of men in civil society have no right to make acts to bind another, is a truth that cannot be confused. — Thomas Jefferson

We resign to civil society our natural rights of self-defence only on condition that the ordinances of law should protect us. — Walter Scott

Let the world feel your compassion: Help save kidnapped Yazidi females! — Widad Akreyi

I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE
AND THANK EVERYONE
WHO TRIES TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES
OF VULNERABLE CIVILIANS — Widad Akreyi

I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society. — George McGovern

I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND DEMONSTRATE TO EVERYONE... THAT THEIR FEAR IS GENUINE — Widad Akreyi

Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society. — Kenneth Clark

Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. — Kofi Annan

I will work in partnership with the Government, all political parties, and civil society to safeguard and advance the future of all Singaporeans. — Tony Tan

WE KNOW YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS ...
IN THE TERROR FOREST!
WE HOPE FOR MOONLIGHT! — Widad Akreyi

Imagine how wicked society would be if the fear of God and the fear of civil law were both completely removed. — Ray Comfort

You can't be halfhearted in a revolution. Values that serve well in a civil society don't work in a state of nature. — Glenn Reynolds

The object of civil society is justice, not truth, virtue, wealth, knowledge, glory or power. Justice is followed by equality and liberty. — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

ISIS BEHEADS CIVILIANS WHILE WORLD KEEPS FORGETTING WHAT VICTIMS' SOULS R BEGGING:
HUMANITY SAVE KOBANE — Widad Akreyi

If there is no willingness to use force to defend civil society, it's civil society that goes away, not force. — Teresa Nielsen Hayden

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. — George Soros

In a sane, civil, intelligent and moral society, you don't blame poor people for being poor. — Andrew Young

If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that? — Ai Weiwei

The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society. — Paddy Ashdown

To retain our dignity, we must sometimes refuse to live life at any cost — Dario Spini

Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. — Alexander Hamilton

The teachings of the New Testament are the most valuable guide to the best way to a civil and sustainable society the world has seen. — Andrew Forrest

Violence is the power of the state; imagination and non-violence the power of civil society. — Rebecca Solnit

In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.' — Robert A. Heinlein

Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. — John Stuart Mill

How do you defeat terrorism? Don't be terrorized. — Salman Rushdie

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society. — Alexander McCall Smith

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. — Edmund Burke

I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE ... AND BEG EVERYONE ... TO HELP RESCUE ALL IMPRISONED WOMEN. — Widad Akreyi

Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him. — Thomas Jefferson

SHOW THE WORLD YOUR STRONG COMPASSION!
GIVE YOUR VOICE TO VOICELESS KOBANE KIDS! — Widad Akreyi