#institutions

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#democratic #governed #imf #institutions #world

The very special place that a language occupies among institutions is undeniable, but there is much more to be said-, a comparison would tend rather to bring out the differences. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#bring #comparison #differences #institutions #language

Whitney wanted to eradicate the idea that in the case of a language we are dealing with a natural faculty; in fact, social institutions stand opposed to natural institutions. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#dealing #eradicate #fact #faculty #idea

The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny. ↗

— Bob Schaffer

#commission #control #court #destiny #election

At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging. ↗

— Adam Schiff

#discouraging #downward #enrollment #however #institutions

I mean that the time where we need International agreement more than ever on the environment and the rest, poverty we are breaking up our International Institutions and the rule of law and Tony Blair is part of it. ↗

— Clare Short

#blair #breaking #breaking up #environment #ever

It is needless to say how great has been the influence of the doctrine of Evolution, or rather perhaps of the method of investigation to which it has given birth, upon the study of history, especially the history of institutions. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#birth #doctrine #especially #evolution #given

Many citizens see all the leadership of these large institutions together in a conspiracy against them rather than in any adversary relationship with each other. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#against #any #citizens #conspiracy #each

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#affect #any #complex #gotten #individuals

In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of the people and that gave no victory to either side. ↗

— John Hume

#clear #coming #differences #either #gave