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[Quote No.71764] Need Area: Friends > General
"A free society, by nature, is an individualist society. It leaves people free to pursue their own interests, through voluntary trade [and association] with others, and leaves them responsible for choosing their own course in life. A free society allows, encourages, and even depends on people who can define the values that give their lives meaning, and then pursue these values autonomously. It relies on people who are entrepreneurs in their own lives, who are capable of thinking for themselves, who have a sense of self-ownership, and the drive to make the most of themselves and their opportunities." - David Kelley
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[Quote No.71768] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Politicians recognise that the general public usually only want the opportunity to meet their basic needs including some pleasure:] Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses [in latin, ‘Panem et circenses’]." - Juvenal
A Roman poet active in the late first and early second century AD. This is from his work, ‘Satires’, (Satire X).
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[Quote No.71770] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics; empathy, the ‘golden rule’ of treating others as you’d like to be treated, reciprocity; freedom from force and fraud - ‘Live and let live’ - so long as no-one is physically harmed; In a democracy...] The principle that the majority have a right to rule the minority, practically resolves all government into a mere contest between two bodies of men, as to which of them shall be masters and which of them shall be slaves. [That is the reason that a social contract that uses democratic voting to decide issues, also needs protection for minorities from the majorities usually in the form of a bill of equal rights for all individuals - which is the smallest minority there is!]
" - Lysander Spooner
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[Quote No.71776] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Imaginative empathy:] You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." - Harper Lee
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[Quote No.71783] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Martial Arts and Self-Defense; international relations, political foreign policy, alliances, sanctions and wars; international morality and ethics - outside of social contracts civilisation and civility breaks down and becomes a matter of force and fraud rather than freedom from force and fraud:] Great powers of all persuasions care deeply about their survival, and there is always the danger in a bipolar or multipolar system that they will be attacked by another great power. In these circumstances, liberal [democracies as well as all other forms of government, whether authoritarian or not, facist or communist, etc, with] great powers regularly dress up their hard-nosed behavior with liberal rhetoric [about idealism, etc designed to win and keep the hearts and minds of those that will be asked to support the nation with their blood and treasure]. They talk like liberals [human rights] and act like realists [might makes right]. Should they adopt liberal policies that are at odds with realist logic [that is supported by potentially sufficient force and fraud, alone or with the help of others in alliances], they invariably come to regret it [if the other side has and uses superior force and fraud]." - John J. Mearsheimer
(1947 - ), American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He has been described as the most influential realist of his generation and is best known for developing the theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being best understood as primarily driven by the rational desire to achieve regional hegemony [security and prosperity] in an anarchic international system. Quote from his book, ‘The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities’.
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[Quote No.71784] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Martial Arts and Self-Defense; international relations, political foreign policy, alliances, sanctions and wars; international morality and ethics - outside of social contracts civilisation and civility breaks down and becomes a matter of force and fraud rather than freedom from force and fraud:] ...
The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way. ...
Great powers [just like individuals in a jungle - without law and order and only with nature’s law of survival of the fittest, strongest, fastest, best disguised, etc] must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity. ...
In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi. ...
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that [usually] prevails in a dispute. ...
A state’s potential power is based on the size of its population and the level of its wealth. ...
States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might." - John J. Mearsheimer
(1947 - ), American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He has been described as the most influential realist of his generation and is best known for developing the theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being best understood as primarily driven by the rational desire to achieve regional hegemony [security and prosperity] in an anarchic international system.
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[Quote No.71795] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Martial arts and self-defence:] The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it." - George Marshall
(1880-1959), US Army Chief, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Nobel laureate.
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[Quote No.71822] Need Area: Friends > General
"People have to be motivated to contribute to the society, to produce. At the same time, they have to be protected if they are unable to take care of themselves. If the first is more important you’re a Republican, the second a Democrat. [The question of the degree of individual freedom and personal responsibility allowed and-or mandated by the government is another associated factor that significantly effects each person’s political philosophy - the ‘how’ that satisfies the ‘why’ in the social contract.]" - Herbert A. Simon
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[Quote No.71834] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Political morality and ethics, empathy and reciprocity; Government’s unilateral right to the use of force necessitates a social contract that details the transfer of each individual’s rights. For example to provide maximum freedom from force and fraud, consistent with the principle that this equal legal freedom is 1- not physically harmful to others, 2- represents the democratic majority vote as per Utilitarianism, 3- supports minorities of any size - especially each individuals’ - minimum human rights including ‘a safety net’ against the potential for majority exploitation as per John Rawls’ ‘veil of ignorance’ principle, 4- interferes no more than minimally necessary to each person’s freedom as per Robert Nozick’s ‘night watchman’ principle:] The fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have." - John Rawls
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[Quote No.71833] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Individual freedom and personal responsibility; individualism, identity, authenticity; existentialism:] Every human being has different goals, has different concepts of what happiness looks like, has a different concept of what it truly means to be alive. And because of that, people will judge you - the world will try to change you, but you must continue to move in your own direction, you must continue to go at your own pace, because if you allow for that to alter your path you’re going to end up living someone else’s life. I hope you learn how to make your life your own. I hope you learn how to make your time here something you are proud of." - Bianca Sparacino
From her book, ‘A Gentle Reminder’.
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[Quote No.71835] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Political morality and ethics, empathy and reciprocity; Government’s unilateral right to the use of force necessitates a social contract that details the transfer of each individual’s rights. For example to provide maximum freedom from force and fraud, consistent with the principle that this equal legal freedom is 1- not physically harmful to others, 2- represents the democratic majority vote as per John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism, 3- supports minorities of any size - especially each individuals’ - minimum human rights including ‘a safety net’ against the potential for majority exploitation as per John Rawls’ ‘veil of ignorance’ principle, 4- interferes no more than minimally necessary to each person’s freedom as per Robert Nozick’s ‘night watchman’ principle:] Among the essential features of this situation is that no one knows his place in society, his class position or social status, nor does any one know his fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his intelligence, strength, and the like. I shall even assume that the parties do not know their conceptions of the good or their special psychological propensities. The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance [to ensure self-interest works towards the greatest acceptable equality and risk, similar in principle to the cake principle where one person cuts the cake into parts and the other child chooses which part they get and so the cutter becomes very dedicated to ensuring acceptable equality-equity and risk for all]." - John Rawls
(1921 - 2002), American moral, legal and political philosopher in the modern liberal tradition. Quote from his book, ‘A Theory of Justice’.
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[Quote No.71864] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Minimalism, essentialism, enoughism: It is better to be respected than despised but remember...just as] Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; ...the same is true of fame." - Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosopher
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[Quote No.71869] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being." - Emma Goldman
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[Quote No.71874] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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[Quote No.71875] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas." - John F. Kennedy
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[Quote No.71876] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good." - Pope Francis
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[Quote No.71873] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity." - Anton Chekhov
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[Quote No.71877] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect.
" - Madonna Ciccone
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[Quote No.71878] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity." - Herbert Hoover
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[Quote No.71879] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics: Remember...] No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
" - Nelson Mandela
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[Quote No.71880] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics: Remember...] When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
" - Gilbert K. Chesterton
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[Quote No.71881] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
" - Eleanor Roosevelt
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[Quote No.71882] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] We need to realize that poverty doesn’t only consist of being hungry for bread, but rather it is a tremendous hunger for human dignity [respect]." - Mother Teresa
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[Quote No.71884] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] Justice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
" - Zora Neale Hurston
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[Quote No.71885] Need Area: Friends > General
"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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[Quote No.71886] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong. [Always remember, however, that right and wrong are subjective concepts, unless explicitly stipulated and agreed by informed consent and free choice for example within a social contract, constitution, bill of rights, legal contract, etc].
" - Theodore Roosevelt
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[Quote No.71887] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Law and order:] At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
" - Aristotle
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[Quote No.71888] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] Understanding dignity, freedom and justice:
Dignity, freedom and justice are three concepts at the heart of what it means to be human. Though these concepts are often spoken of as if they are separate and distinct, they are deeply interconnected.
Dignity is the quality of being worthy of respect. It refers to the inherent worth and value of every human being, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or any other characteristic.
Freedom is the power and right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. This could be political freedom or the lack of governmental interference in our lives. But freedom can also refer to personal liberty, or the ability to live your life as you see fit without interference from others.
Justice is about fairness, equity and ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and with respect. It can also be about ensuring that people are held accountable for their actions.
" - The CPA Parliamentary Academy: A Centre of Excellence for Commonwealth Parliamentarians
The Academy was initially intended as a central learning hub for Commonwealth Parliamentarians, Clerks and parliamentary officials. Today, that purpose has been extended to anyone who wishes to learn about Parliaments and key thematic topics. [Refer https://www.cpahq.org/knowledge-centre/blogs/human-rights-day-2022/equality/#:~:text=Dignity%20is%20the%20quality%20of,wants%20without%20hindrance%20or%20restraint.
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[Quote No.71913] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Democracies - majorities versus minorities, including individuals:] The whole of the [US] Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of.
" - Albert Gallatin
New York Historical Society [1789]
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[Quote No.71917] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics:] A wise and frugal government ... shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government... [Time may eventually teach however that while freedom and incentive will raise the economic tide and therefore all boats to some degree, human dignity may require a social contract agreement where a minimum safety net is provided to ensure the unlucky are protected from the worst suffering that life can inflict, regardless of whether they have family and friends who can support them in their need.]" - Thomas Jefferson
First Inaugural Address [March 4, 1801]
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[Quote No.71939] Need Area: Friends > General
"[Morality and ethics; using equality as in reciprocity and empathy to develop a social contract to treat others as you’d like to be treated in their situation as per ‘The Golden Rule’ - thereby ensuring maximum freedom from force and fraud to allow maximum peaceful individuality and authenticity:] All evil comes from ignorance [of how to use life-skills, wisdom and self-control to meet the individual and-or group’s needs and desires without using force and-or fraud. This was also stated by the philosopher Socrates who believed that no one did wrong voluntarily - that they did wrong as the result of ignorance]." - Carl Jung
(1875 - 1961), Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology.
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