#civil

The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened to the point where they assumed an optional character. ↗

— Rene Cassin

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The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#agencies #appeal #broadening #civil #compensation

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone. ↗

— Julian Castro

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The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

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For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's civil liberties. I imagine what I write in the future will follow in that vein. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction. ↗

— Iris Chang

#assaults #bothered #civil #civil liberties #fiction

That a majority of women do not wish for any important change in their social and civil condition, merely proves that they are the unreflecting slaves of custom. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

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I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets. ↗

— Lee Child

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We know we need civilization and laws and procedures, but isn't it frustrating? Wouldn't it be great if we could just do what we needed to do? ↗

— Lee Child

#could #frustrating #great #just #know

We would all love to walk up to someone and shoot them in the head, there's no doubt about that. We're too civilised to admit it, but we're happy to read about it. ↗

— Lee Child

#admit #civilised #doubt #happy #head

For decades, the violence in the Middle East has claimed a multitude of innocent civilian victims: Men, women and children, Arab and Israeli. ↗

— John Conyers

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