“The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to make sure that violence isn't being perpetrated against workers who are just trying to organize for their rights.” TryingHumansDoeRightsViolenceLaborTradeEnvironmentalWorkersHuman RightsProtectionAgreementOrganizeEnvironmental ProtectionTrade Agreements Author:Barack Obama
“Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingMeetingsAgreementFinding YourselfDisagreeTrapsIndispensable Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“A key difference between a dialogue and an ordinary discussion is that, within the latter people usually hold relatively fixed positions and argue in favor of their views as they try to convince others to change. At best this may produce agreement or compromise, but it does not give rise to anything creative.” PeopleGivingTryingMayDoeDifferencesViewsCreativePositionProduceKeysOrdinaryArguingFavorsDialogueCompromiseDiscussionFixedConvinceLatterAgreement Author:David