“Cities must urge urban planners and architects to reinforce pedestrianism as an integrated city policy to develop lively, safe, sustainable and healthy cities. It is equally urgent to strengthen the social function of city space as a meeting place that contributes toward the aims of social sustainability and an open and democratic society.” SocialSpaceCitiesPolicyHealthySafeFunctionAimDemocraticMeetingsUrgesArchitectSustainabilityUrbanUrgentLivelyIntegratedDemocratic SocietyPlanners Book:Cities for People Source: Cities for People
“I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms. Calling it a Ponzi scheme is misleading and does more to cloud the issue than it does to illuminate it. And yes, I do know that unless changes are made, the current system is unsustainable. But that doesn't mean it's fraud.” KnowsMeanDoeMadeSocialTermIssuesSecurityCallingCloudsFolksCurrentsPlentyUrgesFraudSchemesSocial SecurityMisleadPonzi Scheme Author:Mitchell Zuckoff
“I believe the transsexual urge, at least as I have experienced it, to be far more than a social compulsion, but biological, imaginative, and essentially spiritual, too.” BelieveSpiritualI BelieveSocialGenderSexualityUrgesImaginativeCompulsionTranssexuals Author:Jan Morris
“I urge Governments to considerably reduce funds allocated to the military, not only as a disarmament issue, but also as a potential contributor to social and environmental protection and call for the holding of referenda on this issue worldwide.” GovernmentSocialIssuesMilitaryEnvironmentalProtectionUrgesFundDisarmamentEnvironmental ProtectionContributors Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas