#institutions

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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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

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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

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The advantage that hospitals have over other institutions is that hospitals are community-based. You can't outsource your work; you can't move your emergency department to Pakistan. ↗

— Mark Shields

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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

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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

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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

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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

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With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how. ↗

— Doris Lessing

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