Quotes About Civil

With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation.

In the criminal justice system you see the worst people on their best behavior, unlike the civil system, where the best people behave at their worst.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

Yes, anarchy is order, government is civil war.

He wants a Bill of Rights for Britain drafted by a Committee of Lawyers. Have you ever tried drafting anything with a Committee of Lawyers?

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals.

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.

You cannot deprive somebody of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, because that is a right - constitutional right.

Bruce Liddington, who has died aged 70, was the most exotic creature in the Department for Education in the 2000s. In a land of fairly staid civil servants, Bruce had flair and the panache of a brilliant parakeet.

During Manmohan Singh's formative years, it was a matter of great pride to be called to the Indian Civil Service for serving the Empire.

Our economic, civil, and constitutional rights are being challenged and, frankly, they are being lost.

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

Within the United States, we have put great emphasis upon political freedoms. Because it has been our experience that these freedoms can lead to others.

Always remember Rahm Emanuel and those of his ilk who are opposed to our fundamental civil right to keep and bear arms when you donate to NRA-ILA or the NRA Civil Rights Legal Defense Fund.

Change comes when people are willing to commit acts of peaceful civil disobedience.

We made 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' about the war of independence and the civil war, which were the pivotal moments of Irish history, really. 'Jimmy's Hall' would seem to be a smaller story 10 years later.

If you look at attitudes today and where they are headed, it's clear to me that supporting equal rights, including the rights to civil marriage, is a net positive for winning elections, as well as the right thing to do.

The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with its freedoms has been working.

La democracia solo puede triunfar si prosperan instituciones intermedias, como las Iglesias.

I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties.

The spread of religious fundamentalism throughout the world right now is men retrenching to undo the civil and social advances of women; to reestablish male power as a fundamental reality by reestablishing gender as an absolute. This requires rigorous tightening of restraints on male sexual behavior as well as intensifying civil and sexual controls on women.

Keep in mind that disapproving of Trump's style and personality is a social requirement for people who long for a more civil world. Effectiveness is a separate issue from persuasive skill.

No military state, no civil war in the streets. Just the erosion of any kind of certainty. Everyone unsure. Making up his own explanations.

It lays down a   clear distinction between spiritual and civil government, in order to   inform us that outward subjection does not prevent us from having   within us a conscience free in the sight of God.