#foundations

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#about #begin #being #construct #deeper

We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law. ↗

— Mahmoud Abbas

#cannot #foundations #law #rule #rule of law

It was a superb agreement to end a war, but a very bad agreement to make a state. From now on, we have to part company with Dayton and try to build a modern democratic state, for which I have tried to lay the foundations. ↗

— Paddy Ashdown

#bad #build #company #dayton #democratic

I think it's really terrifying that a country based on the foundations and ideals of God, is now systematically removing God from everything. Everything! ↗

— Stephen Baldwin

#country #everything #foundations #god #i

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve. ↗

— George W. Bush

#america #american #attacks #biggest #buildings

We must get back to a very strong Christianity... Christianity shaped America and England, and we need to get back to those moral foundations that made us great. ↗

— George Carey

#back #christianity #england #foundations #get

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace. ↗

— Gifford Pinchot

#all nations #conservation #continued #continuous #fair

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. ↗

— George Soros

#away #care #country #doing #foundations

My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them. ↗

— George Soros

#care #country #doing #empower #foundations

An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical Reason is idiocy. If a man's mind is open on these things, let his mouth at least be shut. He can say nothing to the purpose. Outside the Tao there is no ground for criticizing either the Tao or anything else. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#culture #education #ethics #foundations #justice