“The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members.” LyingSecurityHealthyMembersBasesInstinctAbsenceUnconsciousCustomsStabilityOrganisms Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays
“To spread healthy ideas among even the lowest classes of people, to remove men from the influence of prejudice and passion, to make reason the arbiter and supreme guide of public opinion; that is the essential goal of the sciences; that is how science will contribute to the advancement of civilization, and that is what deserves protection of governments who want to insure the stability of their power.” PeopleMenWantIdeasReasonGovernmentPassionGoalOpinionClassInfluenceCivilizationHealthyEssentialsDeservePrejudiceSpreadProtectionGuidesSupremeRemoveStabilityLowestPublic OpinionAdvancementArbiter Author:Georges Cuvier
“Healthy children are more likely to attend school and are better able to learn. Healthy workers are more productive. More productive economies mean greater stability in developing countries and improved security in the West.” MeanChildrenCountryAbleSchoolEconomyGreaterSecurityHealthyWestWorkersDevelopingProductiveStabilityDeveloping CountriesHealthy Children Author:Seth Berkley
“Our health as a society, our robustness as a community, as a nation, as a people, is not only dependent upon fiscal stability, military might, political strength - it's also dependent on a healthy planet.” PeopleMightPoliticalNationsCommunityMilitaryPlanetsHealthyDependentStability Author:Jeff Corwin
“Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and human rights. And where all three are present, you stand a very good chance of making a go of it.” HumansLawThreeChanceRightsEconomicDevelopmentHealthyBuiltDemocraticVery GoodHuman RightsStabilityRule Of LawGood HealthPillarsDemocratic SocietyEconomic DevelopmentGood Chance Author:Kofi Annan
“Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and human rights. But often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar of rule of law and respect for human rights, because no country can long remain prosperous without that third pillar.” HumansWellsMeanLongImportantCountryLawThreeTermForgetRightsEconomicSecurityDevelopmentHealthyActivityBuiltThirdsDemocraticHuman RightsStabilityProsperousRule Of LawGood HealthPillarsDemocratic SocietyEconomic Development Author:Kofi Annan
“The United States is the lone superpower of the world. We have a stake in Rwanda's success because we have a stake in the world's stability.And we have got to understand the need for a paradigm shift. This is not about "might makes right." This is about a democratic movement that pulls out the voices of all of the people so that they come up with a fair and healthy and stable and sustainable society. And if we can learn those lessons in a place like Rwanda, then we can apply them around the world.” PeopleWorldHealthyDemocraticStabilityParadigmSuperpowerLoneParadigm ShiftRwanda Author:Swanee Hunt
“A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.” LifeStatesPoliticalOrderPoliticsPartyProgressPoliticianHealthyElementsReformStabilityPolitical LifeStable Life Author:John Stuart Mill