“It is a sure criterion of the civilisation of ancient Egypt that the soldiers did not carry arms except on duty, and that the private citizens did not carry them at all.” DutyArmsCitizensSoldierAncientEgyptCriteriaCivilisationAncient Egypt Book:The Martyrdom of Man Source: The Martyrdom of Man
“Sport carries on without deviation the mechanical tradition of furnishing relief and distraction to the worker after he has finished his work proper so that he is at no time independent of one technique or another. In sport the citizen of the technical society finds the same spirit, criteria, morality, actions and objectives in short, all the technical laws and customs which he encounters in office or factory.” ActionLawSpiritSportsCitizensMoralityOfficeTraditionIndependentWorkersFinishedTechniqueObjectivesEncountersReliefCarrieCustomsDistractionFactoriesCriteriaDeviation Author:Jacques Ellul
“In professions where the criteria of professionalism, expertise, good manners and ethics apply, the gender aspect, i.e., whether a person is a man or woman, is not relevant at all. What is important is that citizens' confidence in politicians and the politics is strong enough to make politicians proud of their profession.” MenPersonsImportantEnoughStrongProudCitizensPoliticianEthicsAspectGenderProfessionMannersGood ManRelevantStrong EnoughCriteriaExpertiseProfessionalismGood Manners Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“In Cuba the elections for the powers of the State comes from the people, first it comes from meetings of the citizens at the base. In Cuba we call them blocks, the divisions of a city that is the term we use. Several blocks of neighborhoods that live in the same area gather in assemblies that are stipulated by law. In those assemblies the people choose freely among themselves who will represent them. The criteria takes into account the candidates characteristics, including if they are hardworking, If they are good people, if they have a clean past, and money has no bearing on who is nominated.” PeopleIfsFirstsStatesUsePastLawTermCitiesCitizensAreasAccountsElectionCleanMeetingsIncludingBlockCharacteristicsCandidatesNeighborhoodDivisionGood PeopleCriteriaCubaAssemblyHardworking Author:Alejandro Castro Espin
“If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason.” IfsReasonLibertyOughtCitizensMajorityPatrioticCriteriaSuffragePhilosophic Author:James Madison