Quotes about Civil

Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them. Votes: 4

Civil liberties, good. Lawyers, bad. Votes: 3

Civil wars leave nothing but tombs. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is - it's no fun. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is an act of love. Votes: 3

Civil servants take forever to do anything. Votes: 3

Civilization is the making of civil persons. Votes: 3

Im a child of the Civil Rights Movement. Votes: 3

Civil War was recorded by the original line-up Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is a preparation for mute suffering. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience and excitement and intoxication go ill together. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is the inherent right of a citizen. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience can only lead to strength and purity. Votes: 3

Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs. Votes: 3

Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues. Votes: 3

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Votes: 3

We want to keep the actual Civil War experience alive. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Votes: 3

The only thing Abner Doubleday ever started was the Civil War. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is a viable political tactic, and a non-violent tactic. Votes: 3

Forget it, Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel. Votes: 3

I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Votes: 3

This is Not Another Revolution. This is a Civil Rights Movement Votes: 3

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience can never be in general terms, such as for independence. Votes: 3

I think the culture of Civil War re-enacting is also incredibly fascinating. Votes: 3

The Civil War ravaged the Southern states, while leaving the North untouched. Votes: 3

Occasionally, a re-enactment is a fine thing. I love Civil War re-enactments. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is the only nonviolent escape from the soul-destroying heat of violence. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience means capacity for unlimited suffering, without the intoxicating excitement of killing. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt. Votes: 3

Civil dissension is a viperous worm That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth. Votes: 3

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union. Votes: 3

For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression. Votes: 3

Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. Votes: 3

Civil liberties victories never stay won, but must be fought for over and over again. Votes: 3

In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. Votes: 3

I know why we lost the Civil War. We must have had the same officials. Votes: 3

My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience does not admit of any violence or countenancing of violence directly or indirectly. Votes: 3

The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law. Votes: 3

The three most written-about subjects of all time are Jesus, the Civil War, and the Titanic. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies. Votes: 3

When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement. Votes: 3

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is a lever which can move the world by using peace as a fulcrum. Votes: 3

The Civil War is not ended: I question whether any serious civil war ever does end. Votes: 3

Offering thanks in the midst of tragedy is an American tradition, . even during a bloody Civil War. Votes: 3

Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans. Votes: 3

Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans. Votes: 3

Like many people who live in the South, I'm drawn to the history of the Civil War. Votes: 3

Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches. Votes: 3

When I talk to entrepreneurs today, I feel like the grandfather who was in the Civil War. Votes: 3

With one terrible exception, the Civil War, law and the Constitution have kept America whole and free. Votes: 3

Civil rights leaders are involved in helping poor people. That's what I've been doing all my life. Votes: 3

Taking Viagra after open heart surgery is like a Civil War re-enactment with live ammo. Not good. Votes: 3

After all, I think Forrest was the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side. Votes: 3

I'm Beginning To Wonder If It Would Have Been Best Had The South Won The Civil War. Votes: 3

The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred. Votes: 3

Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent. Votes: 3

But it struck me that the extreme violence and cruelty of the English Civil War had gone understated. Votes: 3

In case we have to shoot Democrats. It happened during the Civil War, and it could happen again. Votes: 3

Civil rights was not an impossible dream. Thousands of brave African Americans stepped forward to make it happen. Votes: 3

Civil war was not a mere strife for territory and dominion, but a contest of civilization against barbarism. Votes: 3

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964. Votes: 3

President Abraham Lincoln never lost his ardor for the United States to remain united during the Civil War. Votes: 3

The Civil Rights movement should thank God for Bull Connor. He's helped it as much as Abraham Lincoln. Votes: 3

..the establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive that induced me to the field of battle. Votes: 3

A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War. Votes: 3

I picked up this book called Blue Mountain, supposed to be a really good book on the Civil War. Votes: 3

You might be a redneck if more than one living relative is named after a Southern Civil War general. Votes: 3

Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority. Votes: 3

Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before. Votes: 3

Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers? Votes: 3

Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so. Votes: 3

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection. Votes: 3

Secretary [John] Kerry has called Civil War [in Syria] an unbelievably small war that we're going to get involved with. Votes: 3

Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Votes: 3

Civil rights are more important today than they ever have been in our country. There is so much divisiveness today. Votes: 3

The war, the American Civil War of 1861-1865, would never have been possible without the sinister influence of the Jesuits. Votes: 3

I grew up in the South, so a huge part of our American History education revolved around the Civil War. Votes: 3

After Civil Rights, it was very awkward for whites and blacks. We didn't know how to talk to each other. Votes: 3

A crucial Elite group behind the Civil War was the Knights of the Golden Circle, again based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Votes: 3

The remark has been made that in the Civil War the North reaped the victory and the South the glory. Votes: 3

It's all papers and forms, the entire Civil Service is like a fortress made of papers, forms and red tape. Votes: 3

Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace. Votes: 3

In my lifetime, we have lost a President, a Civil Rights leader and a Presidential candidate - all to gun violence. Votes: 3

The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it. Votes: 3

The Civil War was about a lot of things, but the core of it was slavery. That was the original sin. Votes: 3

We are committed to the Common Civil Code, Article 370 and building of a magnificent temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram. Votes: 3

I watched Ken Burns' Civil War series on PBS. My favorite segment is when Bob Hope entertains the troops at Gettysburg. Votes: 3

Civil religion is the attempt to empower religion, not for the good of religion, but for the creation of the citizen. Votes: 3

When the Lebanese Civil War started in 1975, I was 15. I was shipped to boarding school in England and, after that, to UCLA. Votes: 3

If anybody ever flied to the Moon, the very next day Trippe will ask the Civil Aeronautics Board to authorize regular service. Votes: 3

The Civil Rights Movement also reaffirmed me as a singer. It taught me that singing was not entertainment, it was something else. Votes: 3

Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era. Votes: 3

You go back and look at things like Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, a lot of people dying in state-sponsored arm conflict Votes: 3

I jokingly say if there was one great thing about, you know, the Lebanese Civil War was that it forced me to read. Votes: 3

Civil government is an ordinance of God, to conserve the civil peace of a people, so far as concerns their bodies and goods. Votes: 3

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic. Votes: 3

My ancestors came over from Germany about the time of the Civil War and one of them lost a leg and went back to Germany. Votes: 3

We are in a new Civil War, and just like the last, it is a struggle for the sanctity of the Union - and it's hardly civil. Votes: 3

I think that the thing that we learned back in the day of the Civil Rights Movement is that you do have to keep on keeping on. Votes: 3

All civil rights and the right to hold office were to be extended to persons of any Christian denomination. Votes: 1

There's no problem on the planet that can't be solved without violence. That's the lesson of the civil rights movement. Votes: 1

Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion. Votes: 1

No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody. Votes: 1

Children, I grant, should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness. Votes: 1

A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills. Votes: 1

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess. Votes: 1

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty. Votes: 1

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. Votes: 1

The human rights community has focused very narrowly on political and civil rights for many decades, and with reason, but now we have to ask how can we broaden the view. Votes: 1

Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water. Votes: 1

Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play. Votes: 1

A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties. Votes: 1

I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights. Votes: 1

The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection. Votes: 1

Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe unless someone came and hauled you back. That was also true during the Vietnam War for draft resisters. Votes: 1

One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things. Votes: 1

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes. Votes: 1

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. Votes: 1

In 1999, I was in St. Louis with Martin Luther King III as we led protests against the state's failure to hire minority contractors for highway construction projects. We went at dawn on a summer day with over a thousand people and performed acts of civil disobedience. Votes: 1

There are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can't be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they're gay. These are humanitarian issues. At the end of the day, all you want is for people to be happy in the pursuit of life, love and liberty. Votes: 1

We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing to Indians equal civil laws, the Indian question, a source of such dishonor to our country and of shame to true patriots, will soon be a thing of the past. Votes: 1

The 1 to 2 billion poorest in the world, who don't have food for the day, suffer from the worst disease: globalization deficiency. The way globalization is occurring could be much better, but the worst thing is not being part of it. For those people, we need to support good civil societies and governments. Votes: 1

Gay rights is just a matter of time. Look at the polls. Worrying about gay marriage, let alone gay civil unions or gay employment rights, is a middle-age issue. Young people just can't see the problem. At worst, gays are going to win this one just by waiting until the opposition dies off. Votes: 1

This union has been divided in like a civil war - brother against brother - sister against sister. And I'm pulling it together. We've already seen evidence of that in New York, in Pennsylvania, in California. The first thing is we have to get on the same page. We have to be united in one cause. Votes: 1

We assume that we've come so far as compassionate citizens of the world if we do choose to read the news, yet the attitude towards life can be one where we put blinders on and forget that there are civil wars going on. It's easy to forget that there are so many people starving to death every single day. Votes: 1

I certainly support civil unions. Votes: 0

Our problem is civil obedience Votes: 0

The civil service are risk averse. Votes: 0

A civil servant doesn't make jokes. Votes: 0

You want one civil war, brah? Votes: 0

War diminishes both civil and economic rights. Votes: 0

What’s so civil about war anyway? Votes: 0

We support President Truman's civil rights program. Votes: 0

Superstition is an enemy to civil liberty. Votes: 0

Anarchy is order, government is civil war. Votes: 0

Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls. Votes: 0

where civil blood makes civil hands unclean Votes: 0

Education is civil defence against media fallout. Votes: 0

Some civil servants are neither servants nor civil. Votes: 0

The white press itself created civil right leaders. Votes: 0

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody. Votes: 0

America is not civil, whilst Africa is barbarous. Votes: 0

Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going. Votes: 0

Integrity is the evidence of all civil virtues. Votes: 0

Any kind of civil rights oppression is wrong. Votes: 0

You can't put civil rights on the ballot. Votes: 0

A war between Europeans is a civil war. Votes: 0

I believe health care is a civil right. Votes: 0

How is it possible to have a civil war? Votes: 0

Decision making can sometimes seem like inner civil war. Votes: 0

Women have to risk civil disobedience for their rights. Votes: 0

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society. Votes: 0

Disobedience that is wholly civil should never provoke retaliation. Votes: 0

Disobedience, to be civil, implies discipline, thought, care, attention. Votes: 0

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation. Votes: 0

Mass civil disobedience was for the attainment of independence. Votes: 0

The civil jury is a valuable safeguard to liberty. Votes: 0

You either have a civil society or you dont. Votes: 0

Satyagraha does not begin and end with civil disobedience. Votes: 0

Rich countries do civil wars with tweets and votes. Votes: 0

We're not going to baby sit a civil war. Votes: 0

Jews are the most liberal, scrappy, civil-rightsy people there are. Votes: 0

Transgender discrimination is the civil rights issue of our time Votes: 0

It was the Democrats who were against civil rights legislation Votes: 0

The government should always be the one defending civil liberties. Votes: 0

Filibuster has long tradition, but used to harm civil rights. Votes: 0

Through positive civil actions, the church can influence the society. Votes: 0

... true civil disobedience ... compels the state to resort to power. Votes: 0

I am deeply skeptical of re-entering into Iraq's civil war. Votes: 0

I don't think the riots derailed the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights. Votes: 0

Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have. Votes: 0

The care of souls cannot belong to the civil magistrate. Votes: 0

I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney. Votes: 0

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few. Votes: 0

Be civil to all sociable to many familiar with few Votes: 0

Voroshilov was a hard-riding, hard-drinking military crony of civil-war days. Votes: 0

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant. Votes: 0

The United States needed a civil war to unite properly. Votes: 0

Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent. Votes: 0

Modern politics is civil war carried on by other means. Votes: 0

Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society. Votes: 0

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers. Votes: 0

I trust the federal government not to trample on civil liberties. Votes: 0

I've gone beyond civil rights and human rights to creation rights. Votes: 0

Friendship has no civil, and few emotional, rights in our society. Votes: 0

You can protest, you can protest peacefully, but keep things civil. Votes: 0

Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war. Votes: 0

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948. Votes: 0

In instances in history, civil disobedience has been appropriate and useful. Votes: 0

Indeed, a civil resister offers resistance only when peace becomes impossible. Votes: 0

The civil servant is primarily the master of the short-term solution. Votes: 0

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks. Votes: 0

Religious canons, civil laws, are cruel; then what should war be? Votes: 0

A foreign war is a lot milder than a civil war. Votes: 0

I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader. Votes: 0

I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates. Votes: 0

He was so generally civil, that nobody thanked him for it. Votes: 0

When I went to law school, nobody heard of civil rights. Votes: 0

School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Votes: 0

Accepting yourself as you are is an act of civil disobedience. Votes: 0

In cultural history, the civil rights movement came before the women's movement. Votes: 0

Mass civil disobedience can use rage as a constructive and creative force. Votes: 0

The whole freedom of man consists either in spiritual or civil liberty. Votes: 0

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't. Votes: 0

Children's liberation is the next item on our civil rights shopping list. Votes: 0

By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere. Votes: 0

Those who would give up their civil liberties for security deserve neither. Votes: 0

War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition. Votes: 0

The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism. Votes: 0

The reform [of the civil service] should be thorough, radical, and complete. Votes: 0

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant. Votes: 0

Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today. Votes: 0

Here seems now no reasonable justification for continuing any civil plutonium program. Votes: 0

With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation Votes: 0

Even if Iraq IS a civil war, people have won civil wars. Votes: 0

Armaments; extremely useful for fighting wars, a deadweight in any civil economy. Votes: 0

You'd have civil war. You'd have a race war in this country. Votes: 0

The greatest curse that can befall a free people, is civil war. Votes: 0

The first casualty of a civil war was justice, Philip had realized. Votes: 0

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. Votes: 0

I cannot accept a divide between Malagasy people and a civil war. Votes: 0

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored. Votes: 0

... being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice. Votes: 0

In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.' Votes: 0

I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop. Votes: 0

God desires to free our country from darkness through our active civil position. Votes: 0

I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. Votes: 0

By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader. Votes: 0

Reading . . . is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual. Votes: 0

An active civil position will make you become the hero of your time. Votes: 0

You are losing because blacks are getting their civil rights in the cities. Votes: 0

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience. Votes: 0

Always be civil, but with a plan to neutralise everyone in the room. Votes: 0

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse. Votes: 0

Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry, Votes: 0

I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam. Votes: 0

For me, jazz will always be the soundtrack of the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

Justice is indivisible. You can't decide who gets civil rights and who doesn't. Votes: 0

Reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual. Votes: 0

Or maybe it's time to broaden out some of the African civil wars? Votes: 0

Until civil rights are enjoyed by all of us, we're simply not civilized. Votes: 0

A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast. Votes: 0

Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding. Votes: 0

The necessary and wise subordination of the military to civil power must be sustained. Votes: 0

The civil justice system is a backup system when the criminal justice system fails. Votes: 0

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals. Votes: 0

....we ain't doing civil rights here. We just telling stories like they really happen. Votes: 0

My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI. Votes: 0

It's a misconception to believe that the resistance ended with the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. Votes: 0

From hence, let fierce contending nations know, what dire effects from civil discord flow. Votes: 0

Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. Votes: 0

Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere. Votes: 0

Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups. Votes: 0

I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships. Votes: 0

Non-co-operation and civil disobedience are but different branches of the same tree called satyagraha. Votes: 0

In 2003, GlaxoSmithKline paid $88 million in civil fines for overcharging Medicaid for its anti-depressant Paxil. Votes: 0

Leadership must come from all of us -- the private, public, and civil sectors. Votes: 0

It's hard to keep on being civil when they ask you such annoying questions. Votes: 0

If the true spark of religious and civil liberty be kindled, it will burn. Votes: 0

During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

Rosa Parks' entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist. Votes: 0

When I hear someone's in the civil rights business, I oil up my AR-25. Votes: 0

A proud man never shows his pride so much as when he is civil. Votes: 0

It is one of the maxims of the civil law, that definitions are hazardous. Votes: 0

Make us enemies of every people on earth, but save us from civil war. Votes: 0

There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ. Votes: 0

It's always best to stay out of other people's divorces. And their civil wars. Votes: 0

Individual civil disobedience was everybody's inherent right, like the right of self-defence in normal life. Votes: 0

They [the English] have a special word, "civil," for what is elsewhere merely ordinary politeness. Votes: 0

Some call this civil war; others call it emergency -- I call it pure evil. Votes: 0

Without the intervention of the civil authority what would our percepts become?- Platonic laws. Votes: 0

The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security. Votes: 0

The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction. Votes: 0

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. Votes: 0

We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war. Votes: 0

When I wrote 'The Secret Life of Bees,' I was writing about civil rights. Votes: 0

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools. Votes: 0

Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights. Votes: 0

[Button] If Gay and Lesbian people are given civil rights, soon everyone will want them Votes: 0

Without the intervention of the civil authority what would our percepts become?- Platonic laws Votes: 0

I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms. Votes: 0

The sovereign power of all civil authority is founded in the consent of the people. Votes: 0

After a time, civil servants tend to become no longer servants and no longer civil. Votes: 0

So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil. Votes: 0

You can be strong without being involved in every single civil war around the world. Votes: 0

The unsung heroes of the civil rights movement were always the wives and the mothers. Votes: 0

To be in America illegally is actually a civil offense and not a criminal one. Votes: 0

If they don't close these [nuclear] reactors down, we'll have civil war in five years. Votes: 0

There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Votes: 0

Mass civil disobedience is like an earthquake, a sort of general upheaval on the political plane. Votes: 0

When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently. Votes: 0

Iraq is in a civil war. There is no road in that country that is safe. Votes: 0

I like extreme situations: people pushed out of their comfort zones; the civil veneer stripped off. Votes: 0

My father, who had previously been a civil engineer, died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918. Votes: 0

President [Barack] Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

That in a civil war there is continuous fighting, based on grievences that are forever changing. Votes: 0

The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well. Votes: 0

Even here in America, people are fighting for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

Our involvement in the civil rights movement is what sent us into our involvement against apartheid. Votes: 0

In Egypt, a civil state means a modern nationalist state that is compatible with Islamist provisions. Votes: 0

Here, also, has been evolved the form of government consistent with the largest possible civil liberty. Votes: 0

Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion. Votes: 0

Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves. Votes: 0

Involvement in public life provides the opportunity to shape our manners in accordance with civil justice. Votes: 0

I think direct political action, civil disobedience, in particular, is something to be taken very seriously. Votes: 0

"Lawyers Are": The only civil delinquents whose judges must of necessity be chosen from (amongst) themselves. Votes: 0

I don't call myself a white supremacist. I'm a civil rights activist concerned about European-American rights. Votes: 0

Obama's endorsement of gay marriage is hardly as consequential as Johnson's legislative success on civil rights. Votes: 0

Without proper, careful organisation of the spinning wheel and khaddar, there is absolutely no civil disobedience. Votes: 0

Why was there not massive civil disobedience against this anti-Christian discrimination, as there was against segregation? Votes: 0

The United States should be an asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty. Votes: 0

The greatest achievement of the civil-rights movement is that it has restored the dignity of indignation. Votes: 0

Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war. Votes: 0

Treason is the highest crime of a civil nature of which a man can be guilty. Votes: 0

Clanless, lawless, homeless is he who is in love with civil war, that brutal ferocious thing. Votes: 0

A false worship will not hurt the civil state if the worshipper breaks no civil law. Votes: 0

In a sane, civil, intelligent and moral society, you don't blame poor people for being poor. Votes: 0

To a mankind that recognizes the equality of man everywhere, every war becomes a civil war. Votes: 0

If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that? Votes: 0

I believe in civil disobedience among other forms of resistance in times when it's called for. Votes: 0

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Votes: 0

There is neither a foreign war nor a civil war; there is only just and unjust war. Votes: 0

The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society. Votes: 0

In the defense of civil liberties there can be no exceptions, or there will soon be many. Votes: 0

You cannot demand your rights, civil or otherwise, if you are unwilling to say what you are. Votes: 0

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law. Votes: 0

I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion. Votes: 0

Individual believers are not to usurp the role of civil government and judge people who are offensive. Votes: 0

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. Votes: 0

Satyagraha, of which civil resistance is but a part, is to me the universal law of life. Votes: 0

In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. Votes: 0

Democracy is disruptive... there is no right in a democratic civil society to be free of disruption. Votes: 0

A civil tongue speaks the language of masters. An uncivil tongue reveals character flaws of its master. Votes: 0

Every new and successful example of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance. Votes: 0

The civil government ... functions with complete success ... by the total separation of the Church from the State. Votes: 0

The faith must express itself in charity and in solidarity, which is the civil form of charity. Votes: 0

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself. Votes: 0

I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service. Votes: 0

As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing. Votes: 0

Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest. Votes: 0

As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing. Votes: 0

The Syrian civil war is a "crime initiated by the United States and the Zionist regime, Israel." Votes: 0

The most important civil liberty... is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death... Votes: 0

Religion is the basis of civil society, and the source of all good and of all comfort. Votes: 0

Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights Votes: 0

I come from a stupid family. During the civil war my great uncle fought for the west. Votes: 0

People are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc. Votes: 0

We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church. Votes: 0

What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

It strengthens the bonds between nations to have the same civil laws and the same monetary system. Votes: 0

My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English. Votes: 0

I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody. Votes: 0

Complete civil disobedience is a state of peaceful rebellion, a refusal to obey every single state-made law. Votes: 0

The Republicans know very well how to lose, and they know how to be very civil in defeat. Votes: 0

America stands strongest in challenging terrorism when we do not give up an inch of our civil liberties. Votes: 0

Satyagraha and civil disobedience and fasts have nothing in common with the use of force, veiled or open. Votes: 0

I'm a staunch civil libertarian; I really believe that the individual is more important than any societal value. Votes: 0

Non-co-operation and civil disobedience in terms of Swaraj are not to be thought of without substantial constructive effort. Votes: 0

Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy. Votes: 0

I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly. Votes: 0

Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry." Votes: 0

A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it. Votes: 0

Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry. Votes: 0

All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together. Votes: 0

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. Votes: 0

Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create. Votes: 0

One of the most clearly marked trends for over twenty years has been the decline in civil liberties. Votes: 0

I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer. Votes: 0

Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw. Votes: 0

There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country? Votes: 0

In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. Votes: 0

I will not resolve a land dispute if civil groups or politicians are involved in the land disputes. Votes: 0

Gays and lesbians began to gain civil rights when Americans realized that their brothers, cousins, daughters were gay. Votes: 0

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience. Votes: 0

The Republicans know very well how to lose, and they know how to be very civil in defeat. Votes: 0

A little old lady sitting at the front of the bus can do nothing to change civil rights. Votes: 0

We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views. Votes: 0

The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman. Votes: 0

If the nuclear program is indeed meant only for civil purposes, then it is wrong to impose sanctions. Votes: 0

We need more people to go into business and fewer wasting our lives becoming bureaucrats and civil servants. Votes: 0

Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association. Votes: 0

The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America. Votes: 0

If the government or the parties won't address our needs, we will. It's about direct action, even civil disobedience. Votes: 0

Christians should be among those who speak loudest in defense of civil liberties and the protection of the weak. Votes: 0

My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind. Votes: 0

The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it. Votes: 0

If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights. Votes: 0

But a multitude of people, even the two hundred million of the Chinese empire, cannot subsist without civil government. Votes: 0

For satyagraha and its offshoots, non-co-operation and civil resistance, are nothing but new names for the law of suffering. Votes: 0

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today. Votes: 0

Some of the greatest uprisings and consequent civil wars in Mexico have centered squarely on the ownership of land. Votes: 0

The greater the share the people have in government, the less liberty, civil or religious, does a nation enjoy. Votes: 0

There is a difference between civil partnerships and marriage. That difference does not mean one is better than another. Votes: 0

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways. Votes: 0

For most of the world, civil and political rights... come as luxuries that are far away in the future. Votes: 0

What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights. Votes: 0

For the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough. Votes: 0

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst. Votes: 0

[A.J. Muste] was very influenced - in - influential in the peace movement, in the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

In fact, James Meredith who was once the icon of the civil rights movement. He supported me for governor! Votes: 0

I don't think that anyone has been really created more by the white press than the civil right leaders. Votes: 0

Boris [ Johnson]and Dave [Cameron] gnawed each other's testicles [during the Tory civil war which blighted the EU referendum]. Votes: 0

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right? Votes: 0

I can assure you that no kingdom has ever had as many civil wars as the kingdom of Christ. Votes: 0

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. Votes: 0

If Martin Luther King came back, he'd say we need another civil rights movement built on class not race. Votes: 0

I marched back then - I was in a civil-rights musical, Fly Blackbird, and we met Martin Luther King. Votes: 0

For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war. Votes: 0

The Cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred defeats. Votes: 0

All wars are civil ones; for it is still man spilling his own blood, tearing out his own bowels. Votes: 0

Baptists are very strong believers that the civil magistrate is ordained by God to punish those who do evil. Votes: 0

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman. Votes: 0

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Votes: 0

I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president. Votes: 0

You can't put much on paper before you betray your secret self, try as you will to keep things civil. Votes: 0

In a civil war… every side is wrong. It's hopeless to try to untangle it. Everyone is a victim. Votes: 0

I've supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality and fairness for all. Votes: 0

As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices. Votes: 0

Before civil disobedience can be practised on a vast scale, people must learn the art of civil or voluntary obedience. Votes: 0

The civil rights movement was devoid of grace; it was using some unfortunate people as means to a communistic end. Votes: 0

Almost all the civil liberty now enjoyed in the world owes its origin to the principles of the christian religion. Votes: 0

Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites. Votes: 0

Now that Bin Laden dead, can we get our civil liberties back? That George Bush stole with the Patriot Act? Votes: 0

All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law. Votes: 0

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil. Votes: 0

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. Votes: 0

If there is no willingness to use force to defend civil society, it's civil society that goes away, not force. Votes: 0

Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired. Votes: 0

When I came back into show business in '88 after spending 20-odd years in the civil service, it wasn't planned. Votes: 0

I wish to see, in process of disappearing, that only thing which ever could bring this nation to civil war. Votes: 0

He didn't even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights. it had to be some silly little Communist. Votes: 0

You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand. Votes: 0

Give a civil servant a good case and he'll wreck it with clichés, bad punctuation, double negatives, and convoluted apology. Votes: 0

In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party. Votes: 0

The suppression of civil liberties is too many less a matter for horror than the curtailment of the freedom to profit. Votes: 0

The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. Votes: 0

In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist. Votes: 0

This is one of the consequences of the civil war. People stop trusting each other, and every stranger becomes an enemy. Votes: 0

Through Khadi we teach the people the art of civil obedience to an institution which they have built up for themselves. Votes: 0

The human body was designed by a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area ? Votes: 0

Imagine how wicked society would be if the fear of God and the fear of civil law were both completely removed. Votes: 0

Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war. Votes: 0

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right. Votes: 0

Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. Votes: 0

the worst wars are religious wars between sects of the same religion or civil wars between brothers of the same race. Votes: 0

It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq. Votes: 0

Any violation of civil rights will be aggressively pursued and prosecuted by my administration. No one will be above the law. Votes: 0

I only take a half share in the civil war; I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill. Votes: 0

Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. Votes: 0

For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of the vigor of civil society, political engagement, and public life in many parts of Latin America. Votes: 0

The Law given from Sinai [The Ten Commandments] was a civil and municipal as well as a moral and religious code. Votes: 0

One of the keys to ensuring accountability is to have civil servants who witness fraud, waste and abuse to blow the whistle. Votes: 0

Senator John Stennis: The civil rights movement did more to free the white man that the black man. ... It freed my soul. Votes: 0

We must reject the idea of isolationism, . But that doesn't mean we should get involved in every civil war around the world. Votes: 0

The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute. Votes: 0

You spend so much time barking up the civil-rights tree, you don't even know there's a human-rights tree on the same floor. Votes: 0

No Republican questions or disputes civil rights. I have never wavered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act. Votes: 0

Remember civil and religious liberty always go together: if the foundation of the one be sapped, the other will fall of course. Votes: 0

The Stonewall riot may have been the start of a civil rights movement, but it was not the beginning of our history. Votes: 0

What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?...Was ever anything so civil? Votes: 0

We need to focus on killing the bad guys, not getting stuck in Middle Eastern civil wars that don't keep America safe. Votes: 0

[Democrats] are not handling the John Lewis flap the right way, clearly. John Lewis is a hero and a civil rights hero. Votes: 0

There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. Votes: 0

Richard Kerry not only was a pilot in World War II, but was a civil servant. He did not come from money. Votes: 0

You can't be halfhearted in a revolution. Values that serve well in a civil society don't work in a state of nature. Votes: 0

To have a show have lawyers fighting civil rights cases week in and week out, I think it's exactly what we need. Votes: 0

I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, and I feel no desire to take a hand therein. Votes: 0

Ours is a civil fight, and imprisonment as a civil prisoner has got to be earned by the strict observance of the programme. Votes: 0

Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war. Votes: 0

The state of Europe is so bad that I cannot see any future in Europe other than its Islamization or a civil war Votes: 0

The utter helplessness of a conquered people is perhaps the most tragic feature of a civil war or any other sort of war. Votes: 0

If civil disobedience is the way to go about change, than I think a lot of people will be going to San Francisco Votes: 0

The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets. Votes: 0

We have to put a stop to the idea that it is a part of everybody's civil rights to say whatever he pleases. Votes: 0

I do not support a civil war. I don't want to be policeman of the world. But we can't back off of this. Votes: 0

For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a man's face. I now Say what I think. Votes: 0

With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help. Votes: 0

If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch indeed who will not tell them to him. Votes: 0

Gay rights to me that is the last civil right that we have not granted in America and I think it's an enormous embarrassment. Votes: 0

I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools. Votes: 0

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country. Votes: 0

The best poets, after all, exhibit only a tame and civil side of nature. They have not seen the west side of any mountain. Votes: 0

As important as the civil rights movement was, I think what will rise to the top is that we left Earth in that time. Votes: 0

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching. Votes: 0

It's a civil war, and Arjuna knows a lot of people who are on the opposite side of the battlefield - they've been his friends. Votes: 0

I don't think it's a great leap to go from civil unions to gay marriage - I may be in the minority in believing that. Votes: 0

It's a civil war, and Arjuna knows a lot of people who are on the opposite side of the battlefield - they've been his friends. Votes: 0

When I was little, I wanted to be a civil engineer. Not a ballerina, not a doctor, a civil engineer. I was such a nerd. Votes: 0

There can be no good character in civil government if there is none in the people. You cannot make a good omelet with bad eggs. Votes: 0

I was a good liberal in some sense at that point. I wanted to end a war. I wanted to support the civil rights movement. Votes: 0

If the civil authorities refuse to protect me, I must look to God, and if I die, I have determined to make my grave in Alton. Votes: 0

When I wake up on a Monday morning and I realise I don't have to go and work at the civil service, I really think I've won. Votes: 0

When people get out of jail, it is not easy for them to find a job. It is not easy for them to return to civil society. Votes: 0