“If a woman is wearing the burqa, it's not her wish. It's more that she feels secure from the Taliban, secure from acid if she were to show her face.” IfsFeelsShowsFacesWishSecureAcidTalibanBurqa Author:Malina Suliman
“And with respect to the mode in which these general principles affect the secure possession of property, so far am I from invalidating such security, that the whole gist of these papers will be found ultimately to aim at an extension in its range; and whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor.” LongWholeFoundWishPoorKnownPrinciplesRichSecurityPaperAimPropertyPossessionSecureRangeExtensionsPapersGist Author:John Ruskin
“I am distinctly opposed to visibly arrogant and arbitrary extremes of government--but this is simply because I wish the safety of an artistic and intellectual civilisation to be secure, not because I have any sympathy with the coarse-grained herd who would menace the civilisation if not placated by sops.” IfsGovernmentWishIntellectualSafetyExtremesSecureArtisticArrogantArbitraryHerdsCivilisationMenaceCoarse Book:Against Religion: The Atheist Writings of H.P. Lovecraft Source: Against Religion: The Atheist Writings of H.P. Lovecraft
“Unless you have already put God first, for example, what you will have to do to be financially secure, impress other people, or fulfill your desires will invariably lead you against God's wishes. That is why the first of the Ten Commandments, “You shall have no gods who take priority over me,” is the first of the Ten Commandments.” PeopleFirstsDesireWishExampleTenPrioritiesSecureCommandmentsImpressYou AgainTen CommandmentsGod FirstPut God First Author:Dallas Willard
“When institutions are endowed to train women for all departments connected with the family state, domestic labor, now so shunned and disgraced, will become honorable, will gain liberal compensation, and will enable every woman to secure an independence in employments suited to her sex. And when this is attained, there will be few or none who wish to enter the professions of men or take charge of civil government.” MenStatesGovernmentWishSexGainsLaborIndependenceInstitutionsTrainConnectedProfessionEmploymentSecureDepartmentHonorableCompensation Author:Catharine Beecher
“America has many glories. The last one that she would wish to surrender is the glory of the men who have served her in war. While such devotion lives, the nation is secure. Whatever dangers may threaten from within or without, she can view them calmly. Turning to her veterans, she can say: 'These are our defenders. They are invincible. In them is our safety.'” MenMayWarLastsAmericaNationsWishViewsDangerHe ManGlorySafetySurrenderDevotionSecureVeteranInvincibleDefenders Author:Calvin Coolidge
“We deem valuable whatever is likely to meet our needs or wishes (individual values) and whatever is likely to help protect or attain social goals (social values). However, this is not a dichotomy, for some individual values, such as truth, are needed to secure some social values, such as mutual trust, and some social values, such as peace, are required to pursue some individual values, such as good health.” NeedsHelpingValuesIndividualWishSocialGoalNeededProtectValuablePursueSecureMutualGood HealthDichotomySocial ValuesMutual Trust Author:Mario Bunge