Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.
You either have a civil society or you don't.
The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.
Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.
Standing up to bullies is the hallmark of a civilized society.
Good sex is the basis of any truly civilized society.
Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.
A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.
I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
Obesity is a societal issue. We have to come together with government, business, civil society, and NGOs to create solutions for this.
A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.
The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society.
No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
Manners are the basic building blocks 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.
The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.
Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another.
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church.
We measure the value of a civilized society by the number of Libraries it opens, not the number it closes down.
Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations.
Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.
