“... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.” TruthDesireBeliefFreedomResponsibilityKnowledgeGreaterMaterialsComfortIntelligentPopulationDreadRulersInterfere Book:Complete Essays: 1926-1929 Source: Complete Essays: 1926-1929
“The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice.” EnoughBeliefResponsibilitySacrificeAchieveDesirable Author:Barack Obama
“I have no intention of slurring over the differences we have with socialism, nor concealing my belief that we are the National Party of Great Britain, representing not narrow class interest, nor the bigotry of the left wing intellectuals, but all those who support the British tradition of democracy, of personal freedom, of personal responsibility for one's own affairs and those of one's family, with the least possible interference from the State.” StatesBeliefLeftInterestDifferencesPartyResponsibilityClassSupportDemocracyTraditionWingsIntentionAffairBritishSocialismBritainBigotryPersonal ResponsibilityRepresentingInterferenceGreat BritainLeft WingPersonal FreedomConcealing Author:Norman Tebbit
“And then God gave me insight: this was winter. It would end, in time, but not by my own doing. My responsibility was simply to know the season, and match my actions and inactions to it. It was to learn the slow hard discipline of waiting. It was my season to believe in spite of-to believe in the absence of evidence or emotion, when there's nothing, no bud, no color, no light, no birdsong, to validate belief. It was my time to walk without sight.” KnowsBelieveEndsHardLightActionBeliefWaitingMy OwnWalksEmotionResponsibilityColorDisciplineEvidenceSeasonsSightWinterInsightAbsenceMy TimeSpiteInactionBudBirdsong Author:Mark Buchanan
“Life is in one of its smoother phases ... I've no responsibilities in the world except friends and students and cherishing the life of the world -- and the belief that there is enough love to go round.” WorldEnoughLife IsBeliefResponsibilityStudentsRoundsCherishPhasesEnough Love Author:Margaret Mead
“What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.” PeopleIfsBelieveHardYoungOpportunityBeliefI BelieveNationsSimplePoorPartyRaceResponsibilityRichHard WorkProfoundNotionRegionsTaking ResponsibilityGet AheadRich Or Poor Author:Barack Obama
“I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities.” IndividualBeliefResponsibilitySacrificeCitizensCorporateCorporate Responsibility Author:George W. Romney
“During the latency years, American children need experiences that promote academic talents, a sense of responsibility, and most important, a belief that they can attain the goals valued by self and community. They need reassurance that these goals are attainable.” NeedsYearsChildrenImportantSelfBeliefGoalCommunityResponsibilityTalentAcademicReassuranceSense Of Responsibility Author:Jerome Kagan
“Both group effort and individual testimony flow from conviction as to the role of people on earth. In stewardship of the common heritage, a few simple beliefs recur: that all are indeed members of the same human family, that all share in responsibility for the others, that each is capable of responding directly to divine guidance. To seek to translate these into practical action with regard to soil or petroleum or the fish of the sea is not necessarily to do what is directly effective in changing society.” PeopleHumansActionEarthIndividualBeliefSimpleCommonEffortResponsibilityRolesGroupsSeaShareDivineMembersCapableFlowRegardEnvironmentalFishesConvictionPracticalsGuidanceSoilHeritageTranslateTestimonyStewardshipRespondingHuman FamilyPetroleumDivine GuidanceGroup Effort Author:Gilbert F. White
“We can be confident that action which is in accord with a few basic beliefs cannot be wrong and can at least testify to the values we will need to cultivate. These are the beliefs that the human race is a family that has inherited a place on the earth in common, that its members have an obligation to work toward sharing it so that none is deprived of the elementary needs for life, and that all have a responsibility to leave it undegraded for those who follow.” NeedsHumansActionEarthValuesBeliefCommonRaceResponsibilityMembersEnvironmentalObligationHuman RaceDeprivedStewardshipAccordBe Confident Author:Gilbert F. White
“Is driving a right? You are entitled to a driving license if you can abide by the traffic laws and drive responsibly. If your driving endangers the lives of others, that license will be taken away from you. So rights and responsibilities are inseparable. If you can't respect the rights of others, if by your belief and conduct you endanger the lives of other people, you are not entitled to any right.” PeopleIfsLawBeliefResponsibilityTakenRightsDrivingEntitledTrafficLicenseInseparableLives Of OthersAway From YouRights And Responsibilities Author:Ali Sina
“Quite simply, there can be no popular sovereignty without a real belief in the value of government. If government does not assume and carry out public responsibilities, less accountable institutions such as the corporation will do the job in their own self-interest.” IfsDoeRealSelfGovernmentJobsValuesBeliefInterestResponsibilityInstitutionsAssumingCorporationsSovereigntySelf InterestPopular Sovereignty Author:Charles Derber