#precondition

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. ↗

— Kofi Annan

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The precondition to freedom is security. ↗

— Rand Beers

#precondition #security

It is longstanding U.S. policy that we will talk to the Iranians anytime, anywhere, on any subject, with no preconditions. So far, they have not taken us up on our offer. ↗

— Howard Berman

#anytime #anywhere #far #iranians #longstanding

The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace. ↗

— Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

#necessary #peace #precondition

Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature. ↗

— Rita Dove

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But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

#getting #may #party #policies #precondition

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#character #great #high #moral #moral character

You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

#complex #deal #education #jobs #need

Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#better understood #by-product #debate #information #precondition

And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem. ↗

— Richard Morris

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