#imperative

Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#economic #every #expectation #general #globe

As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect America's fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest. ↗

— Jon Porter

#being #continue #ensuring #fallen #fight

It is imperative that when thousands of selfless volunteers respond to those who have incurred the wrath of a natural disaster that legal liability need not be hanging over their heads. ↗

— Jon Porter

#hanging #heads #imperative #incurred #legal

The Law is one aspect of a much more concrete and encompassing relation than the relation between commanding and obeying that characterizes the imperative. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

#between #characterizes #commanding #concrete #encompassing

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations. ↗

— Lionel Jospin

#all nations #become #common #democracies #fight

The imperative is to define what is right and do it. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#imperative #right

I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution. ↗

— Fanny Kemble

#dangers #duty #evils #frightful #haunted

I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that "spark" yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do. ↗

— Steve Kerr

#choose #follow #follow your heart #found #haven

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#imperative #israel #moral #security

We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that. ↗

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

#absorb #address #afford #class #continue