“When ordinary Soviet citizens are told that a vital trade agreement awarding their country most-favoured-nation status with the US is being blocked in Congress because Soviet Jews are demanding as an absolute right something few other inhabitants can expect as a special privilege - then the result is likely to be spontaneous outbreaks of anti-Semitism.” CountryNationsResultsSpecialCitizensOrdinaryAbsolutesTradeCongressPrivilegeJewAgreementSovietSpontaneousAnti SemitismBlockedOutbreaksTrade AgreementsBe Spontaneous Author:Alan Brien
“The people = government doctrine is equivalent to political infantilism -- an agreement to pretend that the citizen's wishes animate each restriction or exaction inflicted upon him.” PeopleGovernmentPoliticalWishCitizensDoctrineAgreementRestriction Book:Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen Source: Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen
“Often vastly more important, international agreements are not routinely published in draft form or publicly debated, and civil society organizations and ordinary citizens often learn of important global institutional design decisions only after they have already been finalized and adopted. The only reliable way to be kept informed and to exert timely influence is by lobbying and paying the politicians and their negotiators.” WayImportantFormDecisionInfluenceDesignCitizensPoliticianOrdinaryOrganizationInternationalAgreementAdoptedCivil SocietyTimelyLobbyingOrdinary Citizens Author:Thomas Pogge
“The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.” RightsCitizensLondonAgreementFridayEntitlementDublinGood FridayHappy FridayBasic Rights Book:An Irish Eye Source: An Irish Eye
“Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.” MayHelpingInterestCitizensOrganizationFavorsSettlingAgreementDisputesTreaties Author:David Suzuki