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The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Also Civil Civil Society Depends Enact Exist How Institutions Judicial Legislative Many Marching Only Out Power Protest Society Streets Those Turn Will

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I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.

~Daisaku Ikeda

Topics: Abolition Anniversary Cities Civil Civil Society Effective End Era Global Hiroshima Leaders Mark Nagasaki National Nuclear Participation Representatives Society Some Summit Those Time Urged

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Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.

~Daisaku Ikeda

Topics: Absence Better Civil Civil Society Direction Energy Fill Gap International Leadership Move Needed New Political Providing Should Society Step Vision Where World

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Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Changes Civil Civil Society Decision-Making Lives Parliamentary People Procedure Represent Society Transform Whom Will

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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Any Any Circumstances Being Circumstances Civil Civil Society Departure Eminent Great Itself Justice Lies Policy Society Standing Suspicion

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Pastors can lead the way in motivating the faithful to wise stewardship of their citizenship responsibilities. Without a healthy culture and civil society, limited government and ordered liberty will be impossible.

~Edwin Meese

Topics: Citizenship Civil Civil Society Culture Faithful Government Healthy Impossible Lead Liberty Limited Limited Government Motivating Ordered Pastors Responsibilities Society Stewardship Way Will Wise Without

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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.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Activities Challenge Civil Civil Society Corruption Democracy Enemies Function Like Media Mostly Opposition Parties Performed Political Power Society Those Vibrant Ngos

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Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I'm doing. You scream.

~Fatema Mernissi

Topics: Build Builders Choice Civil Civil Society Doing Either Going Humiliated Know No Choice Scream Shut Shut Up Society Up Who Why Women Women Are You

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By international standards, many of the U.K.'s policies for civil society are exemplary. However, there are concerns about constraints on civil liberties - particularly restrictions on free assembly and about the rising tide of everyday regulation has seriously impeded community activity - from organising street parties to helping children.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: About Activity Assembly Children Civil Civil Liberties Civil Society Community Concerns Constraints Everyday Exemplary Free Helping However International Liberties Many Particularly Parties Policies Regulation Restrictions Rising Seriously Society Standards Street Tide

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So is civil society prepared for the future? Probably not. Most organisations have to live hand to mouth, juggling short-term funding and perpetual minor crises. Even the bigger ones rarely get much time to stand back and look at the bigger picture. Many are on a treadmill chasing after contracts and new funding.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: After Back Bigger Bigger Picture Chasing Civil Civil Society Contracts Crises Even Funding Future Get Hand Juggling Live Look Many Minor Most Mouth Much New Organisations Perpetual Picture Prepared Rarely Short-Term Society Stand Time Treadmill

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