“The Independent Expert is persuaded that recognition of peace as a human right will promote a democratic and equitable international order and that national and international democratization will reduce conflict, since peoples want peace. It is Governments that stumble into war.” WantHumansWarGovernmentOrderConflictIndependentDemocraticInternationalRecognitionExpertsEquitableDemocratization Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“I've always been independent, and I don't see how it conflicts with femininity.” ConflictIndependentFemininity Author:Sylvia Porter
“I think it is important that independent government agencies be put in charge of investigating misconduct so that police departments are no longer allowed to police themselves. There is a conflict of interest there which, I believe, allows police to excuse their own behavior.” ThinkingBelieveImportantGovernmentI BelieveInterestConflictBehaviorPoliceIndependentExcuseAgencyDepartmentInvestigatingConflict Of InterestPolice DepartmentMisconductGovernment Agencies Author:Bernie Sanders
“We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the Palestinian Authority economically and establish mutual industrial zones and help them to develop independent energy capabilities, enabling the Palestinians to live their lives independently and have a future. This is where the European States should invest, not in NGOs that harm Israel.” WantShouldStatesHelpingChoicesEnergyPlansGoes OnConflictAuthorityIndependentIsraelHarmZoneMutualStabilityCapabilityPalestinianProposeEnabling Author:Ayelet Shaked
“Turkey is currently seeking to make itself more independent from Europe and is turning to the east. Is that in our interest? Does it help us bolster Western values in Turkey, or at least here at home? Or are we making ourselves weaker overall? At the same time, Turkey is violating our European moral concepts. It's a difficult conflict to endure, and it leads to necessary disputes and debates.” HelpingHomeValuesDifficultInterestMoralConflictIndependentWesternEndureDebate Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment.” WorldHumansMadeFactsTurnsExistenceConsciousnessObjectsConflictIndependentPhysicsExperimentsDoctrineQuantumMechanicQuantum PhysicsQuantum MechanicsHuman Consciousness Author:Bernard d'Espagnat