Vaclav Havel Quotes
Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.
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Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.
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The Israeli government has already established a fund to encourage young Arab women, specifically from the Bedouin community, to study engineering. We are funding their university studies and providing them with mentors who assist them with their studies and the job placement process.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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It's the Law of God that gave the stability to Christian civilization.
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Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can... but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion.
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With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.
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I have been in private law practice in New York City, where my husband and I are raising our children.
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One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament. In fact, the most important reforms are those needed, without new laws, at various level of the government, in work practices and procedures.
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Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.
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I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning for everything... and then 'The Wire' came up.
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All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.
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The path of progress cuts through the four-way intersection of the moral, medical, religious and political - and whichever way you turn, you are likely to run over someone's deeply held beliefs.
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Removing government-created obstacles to small business growth is what Washington should be addressing, and this focus should start with removing the herculean impediments to job creation found in the health care law.
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No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.
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Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse.
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Great law schools like Northwestern are here to expand the minds of their students, to allow them to achieve their personal goals, to enable them to contribute, to give back in ways that they could not without the education they receive here, and to help them make the greatest country in the world just a little more accessible, a little fairer.
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After you pay your E-ZPass bill, there is no reason for the government to keep records of your travel.
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Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions.
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Our lady the Common Law is a very wise old lady though she still has something to learn in telling what she knows.
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I realize that I live in the same environment that I did when I was a kid, but with less junk and better art.
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He's a hard-hat guy. He's extended his range on his jumper, which has helped his game tremendously.
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A universe whose only claim to be believed in rests on the validity of inference must not start telling us the inference is invalid.
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Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.
