Quotes about Solidarity

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me. Votes: 6

You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity. Votes: 6

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings. Votes: 6

One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible. Votes: 6

I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people. Votes: 6

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience. Votes: 6

By outlawing Solidarity, a free trade organization to which an overwhelming majority of Polish workers and farmers belong, they have made it clear that they never had any intention of restoring one of the most elemental human rights the right to belong to a free trade union. Votes: 6

The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti. Votes: 6

Eleanor [Marx] was involved in the 1889 Paris congress resolution that established May Day as an annual demonstration of the international solidarity of labour in the demand for a legal eight-hour day. Votes: 5

We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other's dignity, rights and responsibilities makes the world a better place to live. Votes: 5

I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Votes: 4

Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be. Votes: 4

Solidarity was the movement that turned the direction of history, I think. Votes: 4

The most important word in the language of the working class is "solidarity." Votes: 4

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility. Votes: 4

A downtrodden class... will never be able to make an effective protest until it achieves solidarity. Votes: 4

Concord, solidarity, and mutual help are the most important means of enabling animal species to survive. Votes: 4

Too often we participate in the globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live global solidarity. Votes: 4

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Votes: 4

Why is it that right-wing bastards always stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity, while liberals fall out among themselves? Votes: 4

A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens. Votes: 4

Unlike solidarity, which is horizontal and takes place between equals, charity is top-down, humiliating those who receive it and never challenging the implicit power relations. Votes: 4

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented. Votes: 4

Only when man succeeds in developing his reason and love further than he has done so far, only when he can build a world based on human solidarity and justice, only when he can feel rooted in the experience of universal brotherliness, will he have tr Votes: 4

If the workers of the world want to win, all they have to do is recognize their own solidarity. They have nothing to do but fold their arms and the world will stop. The workers are more powerful with their hands in their pockets than all the property of the capitalists. . . . Votes: 4

Solidarity is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all Votes: 4

Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity of interest, clarity of vision, honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of these is lacking, all sentimental pleas for solidarity, and all other efforts to achieve it will be barren of results. Votes: 4

Charity, vertical, humiliates. Solidarity, horizontal, helps. Votes: 3

Solidarity was the best thing which happened in the 20th century. Votes: 3

Solidarity...is a structural value of the social doctrine, as Blessed John Paul II reminded us. Votes: 3

Solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective. Votes: 3

Solidarity is based on the principle that we are willing to put ourselves at risk to protect each other. Votes: 3

I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement. Votes: 3

He who once became aware of the power of Solidarity and who breathed the air of freedom will not be crushed. Votes: 3

By dint of that concern and because that society was willing to examine its particular reality, Solidarity could come into existence. Votes: 3

Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change, and can influence future development in ways favourable not only to women but also to men. Votes: 3

I believed it would succeed. It was Polish Solidarity and its victory that put an end to the old era when what mattered were borders and rival blocs. Votes: 3

What my Republican colleagues often don't understand is that labor is a human-rights issue. I have to remind them Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement brought down the Communist bloc. Votes: 3

Solidarity among the male and female workers, a general cause, general goals, a general path to that goal - that is the solution to the "woman" question in the working-class environment. Votes: 3

Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment. Votes: 3

Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of Solidarity is based on an opposite premise - that there are causes worth suffering and dying for. Votes: 3

That Solidarity was a religious movement no one, least of all the Soviets, can deny. In November 1981, Pravda denounced 'religious fanaticism' as a grave challenge to socialism; failure to contain it, Pravda said, was at the root of the problems in Poland. Votes: 3

Steven wrote to me today, saying, 'Don't you feel like sticking your head out of the window and yelling, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!!!"' Yes, absolutely. Solidarity. Fear is always the same. Different worries with different scripts, but the same baseline fear. Votes: 3

Conflicts are fueled by the tendency of the powerful to exploit the power and the anger and frustration of the powerless, which turns into violence. International Solidarity Movement activists are attempting to confront the exploitation of power and to bring back hope to the powerless. Votes: 3

Solidarity is not the same as support. To experience solidarity, we must have a community of interests, shared beliefs and goals around which to unite, to build Sisterhood. Support can be occasional. It can be given and just as easily withdrawn. Solidarity requires sustained, ongoing commitment. Votes: 3

Church and State should be united in the White Man's religion.- Global White Racial Loyalty and Solidarity must be our constant goal.- Race is everything. In order to survive and prosper, the White Race must overcome its five main enemies: Judaism, Christianity, Communism, Liberalism and Nationalism. Votes: 3

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary. Votes: 2

There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability. Votes: 2

Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity. Votes: 2

Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age. Votes: 2

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom. Votes: 2

Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on. Votes: 2

I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the world. Votes: 2

The working class owes all honor and respect to the first men who planted the standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized industry. Votes: 2

When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to them at that time. Votes: 2

The 20th century has been marked by cynicism, selfishness, greed, and the desire to please, all without changing the status quo. In the 21st century, we must resurrect solidarity and compassion. Votes: 2

Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call 'global challenges,' which require global solidarity. Votes: 2

Revolution is a phase, a mood, like spring, and just as spring has its buds and showers, so revolution has its ebullience, its bravery, its hope, and its solidarity. Some of these things pass. Votes: 2

We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism. Votes: 2

When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights. Votes: 2

A hostility to modernity is shared by ideologies that have nothing else in common - a nostalgia for moral clarity, small-town intimacy, family values, primitive communism, ecological sustainability, communitarian solidarity, or harmonies with the rhythms of nature. Votes: 2

This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding. Votes: 2

You see, without hard work and responsibility, there is no American Dream. Hard work lays the foundation. Our solidarity makes work pay - for all of us. For the greater good. That's what our vision of shared prosperity is all about. Votes: 2

To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility. Votes: 2

Deviants are sacrificed to increase group solidarity Votes: 0

Europe was founded as a community bound together by solidarity. Votes: 0

We don't need unity in theory, we need solidarity in practice. Votes: 0

I think that when we stand in solidarity, we'll be stronger. Votes: 0

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity. Votes: 0

We [Jews] have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity Votes: 0

There is no true peace without fairness , truth , justice and solidarity . Votes: 0

A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor. Votes: 0

Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed. Votes: 0

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity. Votes: 0

Religion is about hospitality, solidarity, and responsibility or it is nothing at all. Votes: 0

Rejecting joy to stand in solidarity with the suffering doesn't rescue the suffering. Votes: 0

It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses. Votes: 0

The family is the building block for whatever solidarity there is in society. Votes: 0

It is wonderful to be in solidarity with another big group of people. Votes: 0

It is wonderful to be in solidarity with another big group of people. Votes: 0

Theological discourse can be, in and of itself, a form of identity and solidarity. Votes: 0

Two basic values, autonomy and solidarity, serve as helpful prompters in any decision-making process. Votes: 0

This world is a vast unbroken totality, a deep solidarity joins its contrary powers. Votes: 0

We've all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope. Votes: 0

Proper communication will always be a main ingredient for building family solidarity and permanence. Votes: 0

I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity. Votes: 0

I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity Votes: 0

In God becoming human in Jesus Christ, God has established solidarity with the human condition. Votes: 0

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service. Votes: 0

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service." Votes: 0

Every human being is called to solidarity in a world battling between life and death Votes: 0

Hemispheric solidarity is new among statesmen, but not among the feathered navies of the sky. Votes: 0

Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity. Votes: 0

You can't always be demanding solidarity from others and then refuse to show it yourself. Votes: 0

I believe that the majority of people in Europe want to demonstrate solidarity with the refugees. Votes: 0

There will be no equity without solidarity. There will be no justice without a social movement. Votes: 0

I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace Votes: 0

Martin Luther King was a victim of surveillance, and had great solidarity with victims of surveillance. Votes: 0

Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance Votes: 0

I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today. Votes: 0

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

The free software community should be supported more widely. I’m totally in solidarity with what they do. Votes: 0

The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God. Votes: 0

I think the less individuality you portray... not individuality but like the more solidarity you have the better. Votes: 0

Sometimes an alien would stand with a moose, not because of solidarity, but because of accidentally doing it. Votes: 0

Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds. Votes: 0

I am showing solidarity while being different. Or if you prefer, I am being different while being in solidarity. Votes: 0

I hope lots of people will join the solidarity march on May 7th and I hope things will change. Votes: 0

Between the government which does evil and the people who accept it - there is a certain shameful solidarity. Votes: 0

I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples... Votes: 0

Tradition gives us a sense of solidarity and roots, a knowing there are some things one can count on. Votes: 0

We must not be afraid of solidarity; rather let us make all we have and are available to God. Votes: 0

Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds Votes: 0

In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace. Votes: 0

Polygamy and polyandry distribute the frightening physical solidarity of monogamy. Monogamous couples are always hungry for company: to dilute sex. Votes: 0

The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics. Votes: 0

Islam in the Arab world coexists with Indonesian, Pakistani and Turkish Islam. There is limited solidarity, even within the Arab world. Votes: 0

Class struggle: external peace, international solidarity, peace among peoples. This is the sacred slogan of international socialist democracy that liberates nations. Votes: 0

I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fairness, efficiency, solidarity and growth. Votes: 0

We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development. Votes: 0

There is absolutely no solidarity in the West towards its own victims, and the recent 'refugee crises' is direct proof of it. Votes: 0

We should be less concerned about hurting the feelings of the oppressors and more concerned about standing in solidarity with the oppressed. Votes: 0

We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence... Votes: 0

Without a single shot we've managed to liberate the world of communism but now there is a need for a global solidarity. Votes: 0

The forces of internationalism, humanism and solidarity will have to be victorious, or soon there will be nothing left of the human race. Votes: 0

I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one another. Votes: 0

Liberty isn't liberalism, arbitrariness, but it's connected; it's conditioned by the great values of love and solidarity and in general by the good. Votes: 0

The EU is an unique project that replaced war with peace, hate with solidarity. Overwhelming emotion for awarding of Nobel prize to EU Votes: 0

Reciprocity helps us balance the need for self-determination and creative individuality with mutual hope and, therefore, what might be described as 'solidarity.' Votes: 0

Dialogue is the only way to end war and terror. We need practical solidarity with those who are weaker and diplomacy from below. Votes: 0

It is not in how one soul approaches another but in how it withdraws that I knowr its affinity and solidarity with the other. Votes: 0

Whatever solidarity I have established with other writers individually, it is usually organized around books. We connected as readers, as it were, not writers. Votes: 0

Today, there is a new focus on public values, the need for broad-based movements for solidarity, and alternative conceptions of politics, democracy and justice. Votes: 0

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution. Votes: 0

We must bring a message of solidarity, of mutual respect and, above all, of hope. Business cannot afford to be seen as the problem. Votes: 0

This integrative action in virtue of which the nervous system unifies from separate organs an animal possessing solidarity, an individual, is the problem before us. Votes: 0

Playing sport has become very important today, since it can encourage young people to develop important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and solidarity. Votes: 0

At the cross, Jesus subjects himself to disability, and his resurrected body continues to bear his scars as a sign of God's solidarity with humanity. Votes: 0

We all have to embrace the idea not to be worried about there being other women in the room. Gay men work with such solidarity. Votes: 0

To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity! Votes: 0

The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity of the nation. Votes: 0

All men are in need of help and depend on one another. Human solidarity is the necessary condition for the unfolding of any one individual. Votes: 0

I can't imagine a society with absolutely no solidarity. For me, it's a nightmare. And I don't want to live in a place like that. Votes: 0

There are all kinds of people, and in the attempt to build up a solidarity among them, defects of each one affect all the others. Votes: 0

When you touch the pain of the world as real, there is a solidarity, an engagement with the Gospel, a living faith that blossoms forth. Votes: 0

In the wake of the deaths of the satirists, Je suis Charlie, I am Charlie, became a slogan of solidarity for free expression around the world. Votes: 0

With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be really powerful. My songs are all joyful to me. Votes: 0

There are all the activist groups on every imaginable topic - solidarity groups, environmental and feminist groups - sectors of these movements do very valuable work. Votes: 0

Tattoos tell stories of crime and passion, punishment and regret. They express an outlaw, antiauthoritarian point of view and communicate a romantic solidarity among society's outcasts. Votes: 0

Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation. Votes: 0

I would like to express to all Londoners, to all of the British people, the solidarity, the compassion and the friendship of France and the French people. Votes: 0

Although we are Canadian, we have both vowed to remain unmarriad in solidarity with the millions who don't have the same rights as us around the world. Votes: 0

Great food, like all art, enhances and reflects a community's vitality, growth and solidarity. Yet history bears witness that great cuisines spring only from healthy local agriculture. Votes: 0

New and emerging infections keep coming back and the world needs a collective defense system, and that requires international cooperation and collaboration, in the name of global solidarity. Votes: 0

To most middle-class feminists, as to most middle-class non-feminists, working-class women remain mysterious creatures to be "reached out to" in some abstract way. No connection. No solidarity. Votes: 0

The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the program of internationalism. Votes: 0

Thank God you can flee, can escape from that massy five-foot-thick maggot-cheesy solidarity which overlays the earth, in which men and women in couples are ranked like ninepins. Votes: 0

There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood. Votes: 0

Within each such social group, a feeling of solidarity prevails, a compelling need to work together and a joy in doing so that represent a high moral value. Votes: 0

The sight of a wedding always has a disturbing effect on young girls; at such moments a mysterious sense of solidarity with their own sex takes possession of them. Votes: 0

Apparently, there is no bad economic turn a conservative cannot do unto his buddy in the working class, as long as cultural solidarity has been cemented over a beer. Votes: 0

Nowadays, what an award gives is a sense of solidarity with the poetry guild, as it were: sustenance coming from the assent of your peers on the judging panel. Votes: 0

Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people. Votes: 0

...There is a duty of solidarity among all us impossible, near-invisible people: a duty, out of sheer cussedness, not to disappear completely, simply to ease the conscience of the rest. Votes: 0

I don't hesitate to say if every family in the world practiced [family home evening], you'd see a very great difference in the solidarity of the families of the world. Votes: 0

It's important to show solidarity for a child, no matter what. It's important for a child to be raised in a situation where she sees love, solidarity, commitment and honor. Votes: 0

The solidarity - now, you can`t challenge [Donald Trump] until he gets there [White House], but let me tell you, we are united. We are going to do our job. Votes: 0

Lesbian feminists, for all their ideals of sisterhood and solidarity, can treat each other with a fickleness, a parasitic exploitativeness, and vicious spite that have to be seen to be believed. Votes: 0

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together. Votes: 0

I'm much more interested in developing human character in society. And I'm much more interested in the social conditions that foster commitment to ideals, a sense of solidarity, purposefulness, steadfastness, responsibility... Votes: 0

Hours of solitude, hours of creation, hours of meditation. Solitude and meditation gave me an awareness, a perspective which I have never lost: that of solidarity with the rest of mankind. Votes: 0

I think now, we in the international community are belatedly wanting to show our solidarity with the Somali peoples and also do our best to help them move to better times. Votes: 0

Cosmopolitan discourse is in a way a response to the issue of solidarity. Although the precondition for solidarity can be a _community_, solidarity requires more intentional commitment and performance than does community. Votes: 0

We say yes to the society of solidarity and democracy where free people together, in mutual respect and under mutual responsibility, shape a life where everyone has equal opportunities and equal value. Votes: 0

Cooperation and solidarity are necessary requirements in order to bring about the solutions that will once again bring stability to the European integration and bring it back to the track of growth. Votes: 0

What I am is an encourager. I encourage all who deserve freedom to fight for that. And if you can't win by yourself, then find other people to be in solidarity with. Votes: 0

Dark clouds outside are no match to the bright smiles of volunteers at the GK relief center. Hope shines brightest in darkness. Miracles of solidarity can help a nation walk on water. Votes: 0

His mind scolded him for his stupidity and urged him to forget her but his heart had no justifications for its stand. It remained unmoved, its solidarity unaffected, its arrogance still holding. Votes: 0

Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity. Votes: 0

I don't want a Europe that is just a free-trade area attached to NATO. Even less do I want a Europe where it's everyone against everyone, and social and fiscal dumping replaces solidarity. Votes: 0

I dont want a Europe that is just a free-trade area attached to NATO. Even less do I want a Europe where its everyone against everyone, and social and fiscal dumping replaces solidarity. Votes: 0

To me, the solidarity of readers is far more important than the solidarity of writers, particularly since readers in fact find ways to connect over a book or books, whatever they may be. Votes: 0

If the new government rejects our urgent appeal, we will, next year, in solidarity with our people, intensify our struggle for self-determination, our struggle for national liberation to establish self-government in our homeland. Votes: 0

Young people oppose those market-driven values and practices aimed at both creating radically individualized subjects and undermining those public spheres that create bonds of solidarity that reinforce a commitment to the common good. Votes: 0

Were going to fight racism not with racism, but were going to fight with solidarity. We say were not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but were going to fight it with socialism. Votes: 0

My father was a steel worker and Martin's [Schulz] grandfather was a miner in Saarland. In these occupations, there is a particular awareness of solidarity. That creates links that aren't present in other relationships. Votes: 0

This solidarity business I used to talk about ain't just--what do you youngsters call it?--theoretical. It means putting your body, your physical self, on the line, baby girl. Even when--especially when--it ain't convenient. Votes: 0

I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other. Votes: 0

In fact, it seems to me that making strategic alliances across national borders in order to treat HIV among the world's poor is one of the last great hopes of solidarity across a widening divide. Votes: 0

My problem is I can think whatever I think—girl power, solidarity, Gloria Steinem rah rah rah — but I still feel the way I feel. Which is jealous. And pissy about little things. Votes: 0

The rules of workplace democracy are founded in solidarity and mutual trust. They are at the core of a historic process which promises to introduce a new economy, and thereby a new society, after capitalism. Votes: 0

... feminist solidarity rooted in a commitment to progressive politics must include a space for rigorous critique, for dissent, orwe are doomed to reproduce in progressive communities the very forms of domination we seek to oppose. Votes: 0

Founded on the principles of private initiative, entrepreneurship and self-employment, underpinned by the values of democracy, equality and solidarity, the co-operative movement can help pave the way to a more just and inclusive economic order. Votes: 0