Political Institutions

The principle of my

The principle of my political life … is that all amelioration and improvements in political institutions can be obtained by persevering in a perfectly peaceable and legal course, and cannot be obtained by forcible means, or if they could be got by forcible means, such means create more evils than they cure, and leave the … Read more

Christians in this country

Christians in this country have found themselves under selective assault. God has, almost overnight, been removed from the educational, legal, and political institutions of the country. Daniel Lapin

In America, communities existed

In America, communities existed before governments. There were many groups of people with a common sense of purpose and a feeling of duty to one another before there were political institutions. Daniel J. Boorstin

Unlike national markets, which

Unlike national markets, which tend to be supported by domestic regulatory and political institutions, global markets are only ‘weakly embedded’. There is no global lender of last resort, no global safety net, and of course, no global democracy. In other words, global markets suffer from weak governance, and are therefore prone to instability, inefficiency, and … Read more

I always tell people

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I’m telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy! Dalai Lama

Religion is a set

Religion is a set of social and political institutions and spirituality is a private pursuit which may or may not take place in a church setting. D. Patrick Miller

Everybody in the world

Everybody in the world is capable of democratic development. Some people in the world are unlucky enough to get stuck with really bad political leadership and with really bad political institutions. Condoleezza Rice

The test of political

The test of political institutions is the condition of the country whose future they regulate. Benjamin Disraeli

Pakistans future viability, stability

Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy. Benazir Bhutto