“Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the security systems undue powers” PeopleGivingDoeStrongForcePowerRightsSecurityPoliticianAuthorityPoliceHuman RightsOppressionRegulationViolationRepressionPolice ForceSecurity Systems Author:Hanan Ashrawi
“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” JusticeFreedomLibertyVirtueRightsPoliticianGayHuman RightsConservativeVicesDefenseLibertarianPursuitLiberalismLgbtSenatorsModerationConservatismExtremismFreedom And LibertyMemorial DayFreedom LibertyLimited GovernmentReligious ExtremismLimiting GovernmentLibertarian PartyLimited FreedomPolitical WillLiberty And JusticeAmerica FreedomMemorial Day PoemsVice And VirtueLimiting FreedomMemorial Day RemembranceHappy Memorial DayGreat Memorial DayLiberty And Justice For AllMemorial WeekendPolitical WisdomPolitical ExtremismPursuit Of Justice Author:Barry Goldwater
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of American politicians.” HumansWellsHeartRightsPlanetsIndustryPoliticianHuman RightsGiantsOur Planet Author:Woody Harrelson
“Hiding behind such sacred terms as human rights and distributive justice, politicians and intellectuals alike have perpetrated a gargantuan ruse on humankind: they have convinced us that mass homogeneity is more essential for the betterment of society than is individual initiative, and they have adorned this dubious assumption with assurances that by leveling all distinctions between human beings, collective peace and unity will result as a matter of course, just as water runs downhill or the cart follows the ox.” HumansMatterRunningCoursesIndividualTermWaterJusticeHuman BeingsResultsBehindsRightsPoliticianEssentialsMassSacredUnityHuman RightsConvincedAssumptionDistinctionCollectivesHidingHumankindInitiativeAssuranceCartsBettermentDubiousHomogeneityPeace And Unity Author:Gonzalo Fernandez de la Mora
“I think that compared to other politicians who have been put in jail in the past, compared to the human-rights activists in history who have had to face political prosecution, the activists in Hong Kong nowadays are already quite lucky compared to that.” ThinkingHumansHas BeensPastFacesPoliticalRightsPoliticianLuckyHuman RightsJailActivistHong KongProsecution Author:Joshua Wong
“The reason why the war ended in Bosnia was not because of amnesty but because a combined Croat-Bosnian offensive defeated the Serbs on the battlefield. Sometimes naïveté belongs not to the human rights activists but to the politicians.” WarSometimesReasonPoliticianHuman RightsActivistDefeatedOffensive Author:Payam Akhavan
“I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.” WorldHumansCountryDealsRightsPoliticianHuman RightsLectures Author:Ken Livingstone
“There cannot be peace in the Middle East without giving Palestinians their full rights.” GivingPoliticalPeaceRightsMiddlePoliticianHuman RightsEastMiddle EastPalestinianPalestine Author:Mohammed Morsi