“Democracy is essentially a means, a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom. As such it is by no means infallible or certain. Nor must we forget that there has often been much more cultural and spiritual freedom under an autocratic rule than under some democracies and it is at least conceivable that under the government of a very homogeneous and doctrinaire majority democratic government might be as oppressive as the worst dictatorship.” MeanGovernmentMightSpiritualCertainIndividualForgetDemocracyWorstMajorityDemocraticInternalsDevicesDictatorshipInfallibleIndividual FreedomUtilitarianSpiritual FreedomDemocratic GovernmentHomogeneousSafeguardingInternal Peace Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and training alone will not do. In Africa Christianity changes people's hearts. It brings a spiritual transformation. The rebirth is real. The change is good.” PeopleHeartRealGovernmentChristianSpiritualEffortChristianityProjectsTrainingTransformationInternationalAtheistConvincedAidsEnormousContributionSecularRebirthEvangelismSpiritual TransformationChange Is Good Author:Matthew Parris
“You are human, whether your ancestors come from Europe, Asia, Africa, or wherever, shamanism once existed there. We are just attempting to go home to our spiritual roots before the state religions, the agrarian centralized religions rose up with autocratic government and said, 'This is what you're going to believe, these are the official revelations, take it from us, you can trust us, we got it.'” BelieveHumansSaidStatesHomeGovernmentSpiritualEuropeRootsRoseOfficialsRevelationsAncestorAsiaAttemptingShamanism Author:Michael Harner
“Any nation or government that deprives an individual of freedom is in that moment committing an act of moral and spiritual murder. Any individual who is not concerned about his freedom commits an act of moral and spiritual suicide.” MomentsGovernmentSpiritualIndividualNationsMoralConcernedMurderSuicideCommitThat MomentDepriving Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“One of the reasons I believe the spiritual door was opened for an attack against the United States of America is that the policy of our Government has been to ask the Israelis, and demand it with pressure, not to retaliate in a significant way against the terrorist strikes that have been launched against them.” WayBelieveHas BeensStatesReasonGovernmentAmericaSpiritualAsksI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesDoorsPolicyDemandPressureStrikesTerroristSignificantUnited States Of America Author:James Inhofe
“[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency.” PeopleLongWholeMomentsGovernmentJobsSpiritualChurchMoralBoundsPermanentDecencySolaceSpiritual Leadership Author:James A. Michener
“We have now in our possession three instruments of civilization, unknown to antiquity. These are the art of printing; free representative government; and, lastly, a pure and spiritual religion, the deep fountain of generous enthusiasm, the mighty spring of bold and lofty designs, the great sanctuary of moral power.” ArtGovernmentSpiritualThreeMoralChristianityDesignCivilizationPureSpringInstrumentsPossessionEnthusiasmGenerousRepresentativesFountainSanctuaryLoftyPrintingAntiquityRepresentative Government Author:Edward Everett
“Marriage partners, not government, should define the terms and spiritual orientation of their union in accordance with our nation's guarantee of religious freedom.” ShouldGovernmentSpiritualNationsTermReligiousUnionsPartnersGuaranteesOrientationReligious Freedom Author:Michael Badnarik
“The whole history of Israel, its ritual and its government, is explicable only as it is typical of the spiritual Israel, of the sacrifice on Calvary, of the precious blood which alone can wash away sin.” WholeGovernmentSpiritualSinSacrificeBloodIsraelRitualTypicalCalvary Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge
“I am a political animal, because for God's sakes I think "We The People" is a job. I think experienced self government demands on all levels - intellectual, moral, historical, and spiritual level. We are supposed to be engaged and give directions to our elected employees.” PeopleThinkingGivingSelfGovernmentJobsSpiritualPoliticalAnimalLevelsMoralDemandIntellectualHistoricalSakeSupposed To BeEngagedEmployeeSelf-governmentPolitical Animals Author:Ted Nugent
“I always felt that the problems of the world would never ever be solved until people came to terms with the deeper issues [spiritual] - that there would be an aimless reshuffling of world leaders and governments and programs.” PeopleWorldProblemGovernmentWould BeSpiritualFeltTermLeaderIssuesProgramDeeperWorld Leader Author:Woody Allen
“The vast majority of us don't want to face the fact that we're in the middle of a sweeping social revolution. In sex. In spiritual values. In opposition to wars no one wants. In opposition to government big-brotherhood. In civil rights. In basic human goals. They're all facets of a general upheaval.” WantHumansWarFactsBigsGovernmentFacesSpiritualValuesSocialSexGoalRightsMiddleRevolutionMajorityCivil RightsOppositionBrotherhoodSweepingFacetsUpheavalSocial RevolutionSpiritual Values Author:Johnny Carson
“Spirituality has to play an important role, particularly in resistance movements. The institutions we are fighting against - corporations and governments - use alienation as one of their primary weapons. A big part of their messaging is intended to make people feel separated from each other, which disempowers them, which makes them ever easier to exploit. This is really a spiritual weapon they are using. It isolates people and breaks their spirit.” PeopleFeelsImportantPlayUseBigsGovernmentSpiritualSpiritSpiritualityFightingRolesBreakMovementEasierWeaponsInstitutionsResistancePrimariesCorporationsAlienationExploits Author:Tim DeChristopher
“Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.” NeedsChildrenGovernmentSpiritualMotherFatherMoralEmotionalRaisedEmotional Needs Author:William Bennett
“Between the marketplace and government there exists all of that which makes life worth living-family life, spiritual life, the art and culture that make our spirits soar.” ArtGovernmentSpiritualSpiritCultureSpiritual LifeSoarFamily LifeMarketplaceWorth LivingLife Worth LivingArt And Culture Author:Hillary Clinton
“Church, the spiritual power, and the executive power are working today united in a system that confronts people. This alliance or cooperation between the spiritual power and the executive power, between the church and the government, unfortunately takes away the Church's basic mission. It takes away their right to speak on moral or ethical subjects.” PeopleGovernmentTodaySpiritualSpeakChurchUnitedMoralSubjectsMissionsExecutivesEthicalCooperationAlliancesSpiritual PowerExecutive Power Author:Andrey Zvyagintsev