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Civil society begins with the family.
You either have a civil society or you don't.
How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.
Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.
We cannot imagine democracies without a vibrant civil society.
Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.
As a civil society, our task is to pressure governments into democratic changes.
Our policies should be to help develop civil society and increase contacts with people.
Where civil society is welcomed, communities are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous.
We strongly believe that individual advocates play an important role in developing a civil society.
Islamic extremism is the prime enemy of civil society and social peace, both in Italy and in Israel.
That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development.
There is no future for Tunisia without consensus among political parties and members of civil society.
I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.
The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society.
If there is no willingness to use force to defend civil society, it's civil society that goes away, not force.
If the civil society is not transparent, honest, and accountable, then you cannot be a champion of social justice.
A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.
Ultimately, it is only a powerful civil society movement which can break the vicious cycle of corruption in any society.
The Iranian regime continues to violate the human rights of its own people, targeting political and civil society activists.
I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
British civil society has a fantastic record of campaigning to push politicians of all colours and countries to step up on climate.
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church.
We need a strong civil society where the connection between different people and groups is firm and vibrant, not brittle and divided.
Obesity is a societal issue. We have to come together with government, business, civil society, and NGOs to create solutions for this.
Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality.
Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.
Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations.
Governments and civil society must step up to ensure inclusivity in the commissioning, design, delivery, and assessment of vital public services.
I will work in partnership with the Government, all political parties, and civil society to safeguard and advance the future of all Singaporeans.
Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to civil society.
We need to defend against weaknesses within and enemies without, using the tools of civil society and hard power. We don't have to pick one over the other.
Where civil society thrives, governments operate with more transparency and accountability. This creates a tangible impact on the lives of everyday citizens.
Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a wonderful political tool.
Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
If we have isolated individuals able to inflict enormous harm, imagine what a single lunatic can do with a nuclear weapon. I think the whole base of civil society is at risk.
Society cannot exist without law. Law is the bond of society: that which makes it, that which preserves it and keeps it together. It is, in fact, the essence of civil society.
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.
No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand - demand - demand change.
A new sense of shared international responsibility is unmistakable in the voices of the United Nations and its agencies, and in the civil society of thousands of supra-national NGOs.
Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.
It is this desire to see civil society remain a strong and united force within the U.K. that has encouraged me to chair Citizens U.K. Commission on Islam, Participation and Public Life.
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets.
Atheists in our midst are proof that all consciences can be accommodated here, even those that have no ground for holding that conscience is sacred, inalienable, and prior to civil society.
Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I'm doing. You scream.
In China, you just don't have the space for civil society and independent discourse and free media that you do in India. That's why India's success is so important as the world's largest democracy.
The Catalan institutions and political parties have to be consistent, because they have the democratic legitimacy of the ballot box and they can't pass certain responsibilities on to civil society.
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.
We need to understand why there is a void of participation in public life from the Muslim community and why it is a growing issue, and we need to understand the impact of this on wider civil society.