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Crime takes place in every country. But it becomes abuse when the state is unwilling and unable to protect the life and honour of its citizens.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Abuse Becomes Citizens Country Crime Every Honour Life Place Protect State Takes Unable Unwilling

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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.

~Atifete Jahjaga

Topics: Abuse Accountability Built Corruption Debate Democracy Enlightenment Indignation Information Law Must Open Power Rule Rule Of Law Share Sharing Societies Solutions Through

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My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

~Augusten Burroughs

Topics: Abuse Basically Beat Bright Drawn Father Had Hatred Images Level Mean Mother Parents Physical Really Reflective Relationship Television Terrifying Think Up Were Would I Think

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I get massive invective, massive abuse, via email, phone messages, and Twitter. From people way, way to the right of center - scary, abusive kind of stuff. Really freaks out my assistant and my wife. Hate-filled.

~Austan Goolsbee

Topics: Abuse Assistant Center Email Freaks Get Kind Massive Messages Out People Phone Really Right Scary Stuff Twitter Via Way Wife

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In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Abuse Blinded Criminal Culture Girl Holland Ignoring Immigrant Imperative Overwhelmed People Principled Respectful Seen Sensitive Well-Meaning While Women Women And Girls

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I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national security and criminal activity may justify some exceptional and narrowly-tailored use of surveillance. But that is all the more reason to safeguard human rights and fundamental freedoms.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Abuse Access Activity Aggressive Am Becoming Concerned Criminal Disturbed Exceptional Freedoms Fundamental How Human Human Rights Internet Justify Laws May More National National Security Programmes Reason Rights Safeguard Security Some States Surveillance Too Understand Use I Am

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So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.

~Barry Mccaffrey

Topics: Abuse Alcohol American Behaviors Day End End Of The Day Goal Illegal Motivate Number Our Priority Reject Them Three Tobacco Top Youngsters

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Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term to describe portfolios that have been assembled for purposes other than serving the clients' best interests.

~Barry Ritholtz

Topics: Abuse Adopted Amongst Any Been Best Best Interests Client Clients Come Describe Financial Interests Muppet Other Portfolio Predator Purposes Serving Some Term Than Used

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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Abuse Assume Attacks Chemical Committed Crime Effective Humanity Military No Question Power Question Retribution Strikes Weapons Wrong

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There are a lot of people who really abused sampling and gave it a bad name, by just taking people's entire hit songs and rapping over them. It gave publishers license to get a little greedy.

~Beck

Topics: Abuse Bad Entire Gave Get Greedy Hit Just License Little Lot Name Over People Publishers Rapping Really Sampling Songs Taking Them Who

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