Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society.
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Related Mental health cannot be defined in terms of the "adjustment" of the individual to his society, but, ... ERICH FROMM I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls... B. F. SKINNER To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoyi... ALEXANDER HAMILTON This in some terms has been one of the mildest recessions on record, ... but it has been a severe re... GAIL FOSLER I've always believed that the artiste is the one who has his pulse on the society and who, in ma... ANTHONY CARMONA Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business ... KERRY STOKES I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get t... DICK GEPHARDT What does it mean to be cultured? Who is the cultured person? The cultured individual is not defined... C. JOYBELL C. What’s good for individual could be bad for society but what’s good for society that will be goo... ZAMAN ALI Iraq's Kurds are an active part of Iraqi society... and Arabs consider them as brothers. The identit... AMR MUSSA You'd have to take an individual search, an individual process, and there would have to be an indivi... FLOYD KEITH RYA courses and certificates are renowned throughout the world and indicate that the bearer has been... JAMES STEVENS Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically exa... KABIR We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for t... VLADIMIR PUTIN Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action accordi... THOMAS JEFFERSON We ask the Justice Department and the INS to abide by its own standards and by international human r... WILLIAM SCHULZ We ask the Justice Department and the INS to abide by its own standards and by international human r... WILLIAM SCHULZ Since the social victim has been oppressed by society, he comes to feel that his individual life wil... SHELBY STEELE Since the social victim has been oppressed by society, he comes to feel that his
individual life wil... SHELBY STEELE Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law. AYN RAND What is wrong is wrong and what is right is right. If it is therefore wrong to do what is wrong, the... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror and force, whether it ... TS (THOMAS STEARNS) ELIOT We live in a democratic society, and it's our constitutional right to have equal rights, JOHN SHIELDS I suggest to everyone that you look less at gestures and more at action on the ground, ... Everythin... EHUD BARAK Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights ... AYN RAND The whole of the Bill [of Rights] is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered... ALBERT GALLATIN We have agreed to be equal in all rights and responsibilities. How much equal, we have yet to set. MARIANA FULGER Britain needs an education system that is appropriate to both society and the individual - and it is... LIAM FOX I believe demonstrations have been planned by human rights groups who are far more annoyed at the hu... SAMINA AHMED A clear enunciation of these rights needs to be enshrined in the constitution to guarantee that this... CHARLTON HESTON Most Americans in both red and blue states reject and resent the message being sent by Hollywood and... TRENT LOTT Once upon a time black male “cool” was defined by the ways in which black men confronted hardshi... BELL HOOKS I loved teaching social studies. And I loved starting each year by teaching about John Locke and the... RANDI WEINGARTEN We believe the high number of violations is attributable to a significant increase in enforcement st... BEN HATFIELD We believe the high number of violations is attributable to a significant increase in enforcement st... BEN HATFIELD My view continues to be a general, high-volatility sideways stock action through the summer. After t... ALAN BRAVERMAN Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror or force, whether it a... ALBERT EINSTEIN The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged - and without which none c... BENJAMIN TODD JEALOUS But the standards of statecraft insisted upon the untrammeled claim of each nation to uphold its own... ARTHUR HENDERSON I believe each individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruit of hi... ABRAHAM LINCOLN I therefore submit to you that what qualifies a person to be called a man according to God, is the a... SUNDAY ADELAJA The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual. MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE I have been speaking to Diners Club since the end of last year We've agreed on payment terms. DALI TAMBO All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the indi... ALBERT EINSTEIN All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the indi... ALBERT EINSTEIN As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we kn... TONY JUDT Society is only possible on these terms, that the individual finds therein a strengthening of his ow... LUDWIG VON MISES Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is econ... ALDO LEOPOLD Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is econ... ALDO LEOPOLD In general, it's been a very strong quarter, both in terms of companies' sales and earnings, and als... CLARK WESTMONT I write that crime is an unlawful act of violence that can be committed by anyone, and that punishme... MAHBOD SERAJI [I suspect] that in the drive toward the liberal universalist notion of human rights that characteri... DARREN O'DONNELL Violence is not a respecter of persons and, just like everyone has human rights, every human can hav... DERICK VIRGIL Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror and force, whether it ... ALBERT EINSTEIN All real freedom springs from necessity, for it can be gained only through the exercise of the indiv... ANNA C. BRACKETT He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race... HERMAN MELVILLE if sanity is to be defined in terms of exact judgment of ends and means and the power of visual anal... ROBERT HUGHES In Spain, we should have enough intelligence, enough sense of individual and collective responsibili... FEDERICA MONTSENY The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also work... DAVE BRAT Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to expre... WALTER PATER It has always been my contention that an individual who can be relied upon to be himself and to be h... J. PAUL GETTY Definition of a relationship - an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills... LEO F. BUSCAGLIA Social action must be animated by a vision of a future society, and by explicit judgments of value c... NOAM CHOMSKY The right to vote is one of our most fundamental rights in a democracy. After people have completed ... KATHLEEN TAYLOR It's a hard thing to legislate. You can't legislate good taste and you can't put a number on it in t... ANN ROBINSON Obviously any time there is an allegation against a general officer of personal conduct, it's taken ... PAUL BOYCE This confirms what I have said from the beginning, that this is an attempt to avoid the accurate and... YASSER ARAFAT Mistakes should be examined, learned from, and discarded; not dwelled upon and stored. TIM FARGO My view... would be that we are entering upon a new and interim society which is neither capitalist ... JOHN GRIERSON One of the eternal truths is that happiness is created and developed in peace, and one of the eterna... BERTHA VON SUTTNER Such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incomp... JAMES MADISON In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has... NOAM CHOMSKY They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to... BELLA ABZUG The whole of the Bill is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individu... ALBERT GALLATIN Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of m... JED S. RAKOFF That I have the right to express myself freely at all times in all circumstances entails the idea th... TOM STOPPARD My office has been one of the most scrupulous in the country with regard to the protection of indivi... JIM GARRISON I could not in good conscience make a decision about the oil taxes without knowing the gas pipeline ... DANIEL JOHNSTON First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the prin... MICHAEL J. SANDEL The club can confirm that settlement terms have now been agreed with both Mick McCarthy and Ian Evan... PETER WALKER My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggre... BILL RODGERS The rub is that the pursuit of happiness, as an end in itself, tends automatically, and widely, to b... WHITTAKER CHAMBERS It is certainly true that writers take a stance at some variance from organized religion. This has n... EAVAN BOLAND Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires BERTRAND RUSSELL Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. BERTRAND RUSSELL Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined... NIELS BOHR The right to be alone -- the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized ma... LOUIS D. BRANDEIS The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civ... AL SHARPTON The congressional season tends to be more back-loaded than front-loaded in terms of intensity, STEVEN ROSS Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced ... STEWART ALSOP I have the right to remain violente. Everything I say can and will be used against you. EMINEM We have all examined our past critically and are very much aware of even the unpleasant things. Now,... HEINZ FISCHER A society that says we are defined exclusively by the bar and the nightclub , by self-indulgence and... DOUGLAS MURRAY The masses live their lives as defined by terms given by society. For example: this is what it means... C. JOYBELL C. He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole ... HERMAN MELVILLE The process of evolution may be described as differentiation of structure and integration of functio... ARTHUR KOESTLER The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education. JEAN DE LA BRUYERE If it includes threats to the life or physical integrity of individuals taking no active part in hos... IAN MARTIN The general standard of privacy across the whole industry has actually increased slightly in terms o... TERRY GOLESWORTHY
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LAWRENCE HARGRAVE If Kuwait grew carrots we wouldn't give a damn. LAWRENCE KORB I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant. VICKI LAWRENCE If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the p... JEROME LAWRENCE Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art? MARK LAWRENCE When they killed him, Mother wouldn't hold her peace, so they slit her throat. I was stupid then, be... MARK LAWRENCE I never think it's right to chew gum in front of other people, but a lot of times I'll come ... JENNIFER LAWRENCE How do I let the director know how obsessed I am and willing to do anything for the movie? Like, I w... JENNIFER LAWRENCE Most of the games don't let you focus too much on the cheerleaders, but I've been watching t... LAWRENCE TAYLOR Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents. LAWRENCE TAYLOR The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it. D.H. LAWRENCE A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychi... JEROME LAWRENCE I have never been an innovator, a creative genius. LAWRENCE WELK The war, as I felt it and a lot of my compatriots felt it, was a creative act. LAWRENCE HALPRIN When it comes to understanding others, we rarely tax our imaginations. LAWRENCE HILL For it goes without saying that this great recognition at this time will aid tremendously our effort... ERNEST LAWRENCE Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good ... LAWRENCE SCHILLER Instead of an attic with a few test tubes, bits of wire and odds and ends, the attack on the atomic ... ERNEST LAWRENCE The availability of private insurance provides tremendous insulation for millions of individuals. LAWRENCE SUMMERS I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a pa... LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI I get photographers hiding in my bushes. We're way past autographs. We're into being stalked... JENNIFER LAWRENCE Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God. LAWRENCE WELK A time is marked not so much by ideas that are argued about as by ideas that are taken for granted. ... LAWRENCE LESSIG I've done archery for about six weeks, and rock climbing, tree climbing - and combat, running an... JENNIFER LAWRENCE I don't hold America responsible for the largely oppressive governments in the 22 Arab countries... LAWRENCE WRIGHT A woman's best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying. LAWRENCE DURRELL I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the... MARTIN LAWRENCE There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them. LAWRENCE WELK I loved every minute of my three years majoring in classics at Berkeley. CAROLINE LAWRENCE