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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. – Dwight D EisenhowerRate it:
A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values. – Marcus AureliusRate it:
America is not a melting pot. We do not all share the same values, beliefs, religion or even language. What unites us is the law. The law we all freely and voluntarily consent to. The law that says rape, robbery and murder are evil and should be prohibited in a civilized society. We ask law enforcement to represent us in prohibiting these evil acts. They stand on the blue line which separates law and order on one side and chaos and anarchy on the other. There can be no middle ground, so choose which side of the line you will stand on. – Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry AshleyRate it:
Confirm your values and inspire others to confirm theirs. – Prof.Salam Al ShereidaRate it:
Culture is the name for what people are interested in, their thoughts, their models, the books they read and the speeches they hear, their table-talk, gossip, controversies, historical sense and scientific training, the values they appreciate, the quality of life they admire. All communities have a culture. It is the climate of their civilization. – Walter LippmannRate it:
Equal rights and equal protection are the ideals and aspirations that made America a beacon of hope and leadership—an inspiration and a model nation. These are the real American values, or so I hope. – Kimano M. EdwardsRate it:
History teaches us the unfortunate lesson that cultural values supplant constitutional rights whenever the cultural elite consider a right too burdensome to suit the needs of the moment. The outlandish pronouncement in Dred Scott 'that the Negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit,' the shameful court-approved internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and the separate but equal doctrine that officially existed until 1954 are all examples of the evils that result when cultural values are given more weight than constitutional rights. – Robert DowlutRate it:
How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values – Alan GreenspanRate it:
I'm in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal. – Milton FriedmanRate it:
Indeed, love has no walls and boundaries; however, it has the line of limits and values; otherwise, it elucidates as sex, not love. – Ehsan SehgalRate it:
Indeed, ridiculously and violently, Trump administration of the United States has blown down all the rules and principles of the United Nations Security Council and its incredibility, which nations of the world had established and decided unanimously and consistently on the failure of the League of Nations for the world peace and security in a fair, and equal way. Trump's Middle East Plan, executes only the humiliation of itself; whereas, self-determination of the Palestinian nation will stay definitely with its all dimensions regardless of some Ali Babas' betrayal and treachery of slavery-minded Arabs to the Palestinian cause. One may consider such a plan as a Bare Political Mafia-ism that will result in a collapse of civilized-morality, equality, honesty, and transparent justice in the context and concept of Western and American own perspectives and values. Palestinians boldly speak; however, civilized societies cowardly stay silent. It is a sensitive and shameful matter, tragedy, and the death of humanity and human rights. – Ehsan SehgalRate it:
It's OK to disagree with people, but it's not OK to destroy them, people are so frightened of the politically correct police that they are willing to do things that are irrational in order to appease them. I believe it's going to be necessary for those people who truly believe in our system, who believe in our Constitution, who believe in our principles and values that made America great, to be willing to stand up. – Ben CarsonRate it:
My parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect, they taught me to show the values and morals in my daily life. That is the lesson that I continue to pass along to our son. – Melania TrumpRate it:
One can change every subject and object; however, not the values; otherwise, one eliminates oneself, to become one else. – Ehsan SehgalRate it:
Our whole life is an attempt to discover when our spontaneity is whimsical, sentimental irresponsiblity and when it is a valid expression of our deepest desires and values. – Helen Merrell LyndRate it:
Socialism is the only political form that has democratic values. – Mwanandeke KindemboRate it:
The dreams of others must not be the hurdle for your's, but the pain of others must be the part of your version of dream in the way that you could feel the satisfaction because you know deep in your heart that they deserve to be helped because they are in pain for true participation and for the improvement of many lives, The dream must have this essential trait of improving your character by lifting up the moral values of the society” – Mohsin Ali ShaukatRate it:
The timid and fearful first failures dismay, but the stout heart stays trying by night and by day. He values his failures as lessons that teach The one way to get to the goal he would reach. – Edgar Albert GuestRate it:
The un-understandable notion appears as an awkward definition when that turns and separates from Human Rights, becoming as Women Rights, create a distinction and division between itself. As a fact, the right rights already exist as religion and society values accurately, which only need the discipline to apply accordingly. – Ehsan SehgalRate it:
There needs to be a reset in cultural values to become more cyber hygienic and security-centric in regards to virtual connectivity – James ScottRate it:
When life only consists of infantile first world problems and day-by-day futilities, our mind is eager for other values, which should fill the unbearable emptiness. If we are suffocating under the pressure of the banality of evil and losing out to the slowly infiltrating cancerous cells of indifference, resilience and redirection is required. ("The world was somewhere else" ) – Erik PevernagieRate it:
When students cheat on exams it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning. – Neil deGrasse TysonRate it:
Your legacy among family and friends shall resemble a blank page while you remain silent when others threaten our constitutional values. – RJ IntindolaRate it:
A doorway is an ambiguous phenomenon, a liminal spot in a person’s life. A door can be a choice, a possibility, a protection or an aperture to new-fangled values. It can mean a barrier, a prison or a gate to freedom. It can, however, vanish in the mist of unawareness by lack of social concern. At that moment, our freedom has become our jail and we feel locked up in our own liberty. Any exit has waned: the doorway has been absorbed in the stupor of our infatuation. ( “In the doorway” ) – Erik PevernagieRate it:

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.

America is not a melting pot. We do not all share the same values, beliefs, religion or even language. What unites us is the law. The law we all freely and voluntarily consent to. The law that says rape, robbery and murder are evil and should be prohibited in a civilized society. We ask law enforcement to represent us in prohibiting these evil acts. They stand on the blue line which separates law and order on one side and chaos and anarchy on the other. There can be no middle ground, so choose which side of the line you will stand on.

– Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry AshleyRate it:

Confirm your values and inspire others to confirm theirs.

– Prof.Salam Al ShereidaRate it:

Culture is the name for what people are interested in, their thoughts, their models, the books they read and the speeches they hear, their table-talk, gossip, controversies, historical sense and scientific training, the values they appreciate, the quality of life they admire. All communities have a culture. It is the climate of their civilization.

– Walter LippmannRate it:

Equal rights and equal protection are the ideals and aspirations that made America a beacon of hope and leadership—an inspiration and a model nation. These are the real American values, or so I hope.

– Kimano M. EdwardsRate it:

History teaches us the unfortunate lesson that cultural values supplant constitutional rights whenever the cultural elite consider a right too burdensome to suit the needs of the moment. The outlandish pronouncement in Dred Scott 'that the Negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit,' the shameful court-approved internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and the separate but equal doctrine that officially existed until 1954 are all examples of the evils that result when cultural values are given more weight than constitutional rights.

– Robert DowlutRate it: