(436 quotes found)
“In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state”
Charles de Montesquieu
“Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than to contribute to human freedom; and in so far as they fail, on the whole, to perform this function, they are wrong and need reconstruction.”
Charles Horton Cooley
“[Democracy:] An institution in which the whole is equal to the scum of the parts.”
Keith Preston
“If one seminary should be well organized, its advantages would be found so great that others would soon be instituted; and that sufficient patronage can be found to put one in operation may be presumed from its reasonableness and from the public opinion with regard to the present mode of female education.”
Emma Willard
“When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.”
Daniel Bell
“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
Mae West
“The EIB, the European Union's long-term financing institution, will lend EUR 43 million to the Government for on-lending to the Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd (KPLC).”
Carmelo Cocuzza
“We acted in the best interest of the institution, ... Our intentions were good and we didn't think we were in violation of our lease. We have always had good relations with the schools and we want to maintain that relation - it's important for the community.”
Carlos Ramirez
“It's tough. We're probably holding ourselves to a higher standard than we may be ready for but at this institution you have to do that.”
Billy Lange
“I think as an educational institution, at some point during a student's journey, it becomes important to understand the origins of our country, ... To provide that opportunity is to encourage all students, staff and faculty to take advantage of this experience. It is my hope that after this week, many of us will have both a greater understanding and appreciation of what the Constitution means to us.”
Charles Bowen
