#institutions

Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country. ↗

— John Acton

#being #constitution #country #democracy #democratic

Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken. ↗

— Chester A. Arthur

#fabrics #free #institutions #may #men

Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master. ↗

— Walter Rauschenbusch

#bounds #denies #extent #faith #institutions

Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution. ↗

— Mae West

#double-entendre #empowerment #freedom #independence #institutions

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. ↗

— Ruth Benedict

#definite #edited #ever #eyes #institutions

By dismantling the narrow politics of racial identity and selective self-interest, by going beyond 'black' and 'white,' we may construct new values, new institutions and new visions of an America beyond traditional racial categories and racial oppression. ↗

— Manning Marable

#beyond #black #categories #construct #dismantling

It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance. ↗

— Baldwin Spencer

#civil society #embedded #governance #hemisphere #institutions

Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only. ↗

— Howard Coble

#calendar #calendars #classes #corporations #deal

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions. ↗

— Richard Ernst

#also #depend #functions #i #institutions

You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and dangerous decline for decades, because elected leaders fail to deliver. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#because #been #dangerous #decades #decline