#esp

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#freedom #law #liberty #respect #right

Responsibility I believe accrues through privilege. People like you and me have an unbelievable amount of privilege and therefore we have a huge amount of responsibility. We live in free societies where we are not afraid of the police; we have extraordinary wealth available to us by global standards. If you have those things, then you have the kind of responsibility that a person does not have if he or she is slaving seventy hours a week to put food on the table; a responsibility at the very least to inform yourself about power. Beyond that, it is a question of whether you believe in moral certainties or not. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#moral-absolutism #morality #police #privilege #responsibility

It is only when you accept how different you all are, that you will be able to see how much the same you all are. Don't expect anybody to be the same as you, then you will see that you are in many ways the same as everybody. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#differences #humanity #inspirational #inspirational-life #inspirational-life-quotes

He didn't want the respect of people who weren’t worth wiping his nose on—people who weren't worth the spatout gum attached to the bottom of his worn-out shoes. The only respect he wanted was from himself and the people who really mattered in his life. The people who really loved and cared about him. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#respect #inspirational

Yet for all the depression no one ever quit. When someone quit, we couldn't believe it. 'I'm becoming a rafting instructor on the Colorado River,' they said. 'I'm touring college towns with my garage band.' We were dumbfounded. It was like they were from another planet. Where had they found the derring-do? What would they do about car payments? We got together for going away drinks on their final day and tried to hide our envy while reminding ourselves that we still had the freedom and luxury to shop indiscriminately. ↗

— Joshua Ferris

#freedom

Every election is determined by the people who show up. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

#democracy-fascism #democracy-freedom #democracy-voting #democrats #elections

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#child #i #i am #long #many

There is a deep affection in Australia for the Queen. And I mean the Queen's been the Queen ever since I was born. I mean she is part of the firmament of Australia's sort of national life; there's a deep respect for her role. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

#australia #been #born #deep #ever

Society historically has a difficult time with the concept of something new and foreign that shakes up our comfortable views, especially if it involves the very volatile question of sexual identity. ↗

— Mercedes Ruehl

#concept #difficult #difficult time #especially #foreign

I have a responsibility to my children to be fit and healthy. ↗

— Shane Warne

#fit #healthy #i #responsibility