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If Lincoln is among history's truly great men, he didn't achieve that stature until his final three years. This was when his long-held antipathy to slavery cohered into a dedicated hostility that gave larger purpose to the Civil War and also confirmed the logic of Lincoln's destiny.

Individual states, international agencies including the United Nations and its programs, civil society and the private sector, must redouble efforts towards the realization of human rights worldwide, including rights to disaster-preparedness and disaster response.

If there is civil disobedience, and violent civil disobedience, then we are prepared to make arrests and mass arrests if needed.

If the president sends us a nominee who is committed to an agenda of turning back the clock on civil rights, workers' rights, individual autonomy or other vital constitutional protections, there will likely be a fight.

If the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights movement made demands that altered the course of American lives and backed up those demands with the willingness to give up your life in service of your civil rights, with Black Lives Matter, a more internalized change is being asked for: recognition.

If the Palestinian Authority cannot impose law and order in the most basic manner that is required to have a functioning civil society, how do they expect to establish a Palestinian state living peacefully side by side with Israel?

If Redeker is arrested without probable cause, then we'd be facing a civil suit for wrongful arrest. In this case, Hardy did everything by the book and Coffee is challenging it.

If you don't do something, then a child's civil rights have been violated and there are legal repercussions.

If we bring them to trial, it will not benefit the nation, it will only mean a return to civil war, ... We should dig a hole and bury the past and look toward the future.

If two individuals love one another and care about each other, that's what life is supposed to be about. It's all a fairness issue, once again. I support recognition of civil unions and I would support legislation that recognizes the realities of a loving, caring relationship between two individuals, regardless of gender.

If you don't pay the civil servants, who support 900,000 people, I'm afraid the frustration would reach a level where you couldn't contain it.

If you fail to secure nuclear weapons in a country that may be torn by a civil war, coup attempt or insurgency, you fail massively.

If you look at the history of other movements, whether Civil Rights or environmental rights, these are all decades-long undertakings.

If you go back to 1989, her answers around AIDS were forward thinking, and she said she believed gays and lesbians deserve the same civil rights, even though she was not for overturning sodomy laws, ... Those answers were not all that out of line with people who were inclined to be fair at that time and who developed into fair-minded individuals over the years.

In the U.S., our work with law enforcement focuses on criminal computer networks. With legitimate businesses that copy software illegally, we generally follow through with a civil suit.

In the last 20 years, the country has undertaken the most extensive building and rebuilding of its civil infrastructure since the Romans.

In the event there is a problem, the pharmacies would be subject to a remedy imposed by the state. When the pharmacies are contracted, the only remedy is a civil action.

In the four years since the PATRIOT Act's enactment, a broad range of Americans have petitioned their state and local governments to protect them from unwarranted surveillance and other excesses of the federal government. Eight state legislatures and nearly 400 local and county governments have responded by passing resolutions upholding the civil liberties of their 85 million constituents, who make up one-third of the U.S. population. Such a large, powerful, and nonpartisan groundswell of people acting locally to hold their federal elected representatives accountable is unparalleled in U.S. history. We commend Senator Feingold for reading the state resolutions of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, and Vermont, and the county and local government resolutions of his home state of Wisconsin aloud to his Senate colleagues yesterday.

Interestingly enough, I met and had classes from several professors that my father had had many years before when he took civil engineering.

Intense congressional and public scrutiny has not produced a single substantiated claim that the Patriot Act has been misused to violate Americans' civil liberties. Opponents of the legislation have relied upon exaggeration and hyperbole to distort a demonstrated record of accomplishment and success.

In some ways, we've romanticized the civil rights movement. We often forget just how strong the walls of segregation were, just how close to the surface racial hatred was. This wasn't simply a walk in the park.

In some ways it reflects the realities of the 1950s: There were relatively few women in public leadership roles, ... So that small subset that becomes prominent in civil rights would tend to be men. But that doesn't excuse the way some women have just been written out of history.

In our lawsuit-happy society, focusing on personal responsibility as a way to protect our civil justice system is critical. We look forward to hearing Col. North's perspectives on how this philosophy is relevant given current affairs.

In organizing itself I see a tremendous increase in the reinventing of the labor movement as the heir of the civil rights movement. I think it's the recasting of the labor movement in a way that I haven't seen in many years.

In other words, the fundamental values (freedom, justice, equality of rights) began to be respected by France and the United States in the 1950s-1960s, after decolonization and assuring civil equality between Blacks and Whites.

In one single day, Rosa Parks made the world face the cause of equality, civil rights and justice. No words can adequately describe the courage of her actions, the nobility of her character or the impact she had on an entire nation.

In particular, I would like to pay tribute to Mr. de Mello. He was one of the finest international civil servants,

I remember the (black) civil rights struggle, when we had people like Harry Belafonte coming forth and being at the head and knowing the subject matter really well. We're missing that here.

I remember her screening quite well. I remembered before I found the questionnaire that some of her answers were, so to speak, 'good' -- it was a good answer to believe in civil rights,

I remain confident that the prince and Mrs. Parker Bowles can marry in a civil ceremony. We have considered every aspect of this and taken all the appropriate advice.

In total, about half a million Angolans are estimated to have repatriated, with or without UNHCR assistance, since the April 2002 cease-fire that brought to an end Angola's 27-year civil war.

In the past few years, we have seen an increase in international tourism to civil rights sites, ... I think Nelson Mandela's comments about the importance of Rosa Parks has helped make civil rights sites here international sites of interest.

In Texarkana, school integration was approached quietly, because they didn't want to have the problems like those taking place in Little Rock. That didn't mean there weren't problems. In Little Rock, with the integration of Central High, that didn't happen quietly, so here they tried to avoid those problems. I was at Grambling at the time, and we were doing things for the civil rights movement there. We were hitting the streets like a lot of colleges did, so we started going to other campuses and other cities.

In terms of the status of the civil nuclear co-operation agreement with India, I think both governments continue to believe that this is a very important arrangement for the future. We have made some progress, but we have more progress that needs to be made.

In my submissions, it has not been established by coherent, reliable or compelling evidence that (Fahima) was party to any plot to destroy a civil aircraft and murder its occupants,

In a democratic age, you can't buck demography - except through civil war.

If the machines are limited to detecting explosives, then they are a step forward both for security and civil liberties from the pat-down searches and metal detectors. However, the technology can be used to identify anything that has a chemical trace, including, for example, drugs, so we wonder what this will morph into over time.

If there were losses suffered by Mr. Kimberly, an adequate civil remedy is available to Mr. Kimberly for any personal injury or pecuniary loss,

If there was a chapter of the ACLU in Collier County, we would be looking at a wide range of issues in the area. There are too many civil liberties issues for us to focus on.

I support civil unions between same-sex couples and believe that each state should be free to make its own decision on this issue.

Iraq holds America and Australia fully responsible for such provocative acts that endanger civil marine navigation in the Arab Gulf,

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.

Clearly the Gulf Coast and our only energy coast is a priority, but I don't believe we have to sacrifice every other good civil works project around the country.

Civil unions performed in other states are entitled to full faith and credit in Connecticut. ... Out-of-state same-sex marriages have no legal force and effect here,

Civil society groups, faith-based groups and individual citizens from Eastern and Coast provinces blamed it on lack of proper policies.

Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth.

Civil rights was not an impossible dream. Thousands of brave African Americans stepped forward to make it happen.

Civil rights in reverse is what I call it. What about our civil rights?

Civil rights are universal and no company has the right to violate them. Immigrants have made an incredibly positive contribution to our society and their rights should be respected here in Miami, just as in any other part of the country.

Civil liberties, human rights, political reform - that's front-page material. And I want 80 percent of the news to be local.

Civil liberties groups, conservative groups, immigration groups ? we've all been saying that Real ID will be a real disaster and needs to be revisited by Congress.

Civil liberties are more important than this terrorism thing they're trying to sell us.

Civil law, as well as nature herself, has always recognized a wide difference in the respective spheres and destinies of man and woman.

His comments during his confirmation hearing and his record indicate that he is not someone who would defend civil rights and that he would side in favor of big business over the consumer and presidential power over individual rights.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co. will step up the application of aerospace technology in civil projects.

Cape Cod baseball dates back to the time of the Civil War. A poster at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown touts a round-trip train ride from Hyannis to Sandwich on July 4, 1885 - the occasion of the 14th annual baseball game between Sandwich and Barnstable.

By the time of the Civil War, there were many kinds of apples growing across the United States, but most of them didn't taste very good, and as a rule, people didn't eat them. Cider was cheaper to make than beer, and many settlers believed fermented drinks were safer than water. Everyone drank hard cider.

But I think that it is important to elevate the public consciousness as to what is going on. The four hearings we have had and the way the matter is drifting, in my view, is insufficient to safeguard civil liberties.

But in order for it to happen there has to be an urgent change of direction to deliver the peace, democracy and other civil liberties that the people of Nepal want and need.

But I do agree that one of Lincoln's faults was his excessive loyalty to his subordinates - whether in the military or in the civil service.

Because the judge holds an important office, he can't engage in civil disobedience.

He?s spoken individually to some of our people and he?s civil in tone. But we?re not part of this process.

How do you get there from here? They haven't persuaded me that this is valid, ... You have to have a disruption of civil authority before the military can perform activities such as surveillance.

I don't know how they can look at what they are trying to do and come to any other conclusion in that a constitutional amendment to prohibit my family from access to civil marriage is just discrimination, pure and simple.

Generally speaking, private entities are shielded from these sorts of lawsuits. But because the park is leased from the City of New York, and the security is jointly provided by the city and a private firm, that makes them liable for civil rights violations.

Gay marriage is already illegal. The ban would sort of double-ban gay marriage. But beyond that, it would prevent Wisconsin from ever having civil unions. It would jeopardize public and private employers from offering domestic partner benefits. I think people are going to ask the question, is this the role of government?

Good Times is a wonderful product of the 1960s. If not for the civil rights movement, you would not have had a Good Times .

If full-scale civil war erupts -- and Iraq appears to be awfully close to that at this point -- even 134,000 troops could be in a highly vulnerable position, especially when you consider how many true combat troops we have there.

If I had to pick three overall areas: civil rights, access to justice and, I think, privacy.

I call'd the devil, and he came / And with wonder his form did I closely scan / He is not ugly, and is not lame / But really a handsome and charming man / A man in the prime of life is the devil / Obliging, a man of the world, and civil / A diplomatist too, well skill'd in debate / He talks quite glibly of church and state.

I applaud the Marian Anderson Award selection panel for identifying two outstanding individuals, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, as they exemplify the power of the artist to change the world. They were among the most vocal Americans in support of the early days of the civil rights movement. They used the power of their roles as critically acclaimed artists to effect change in society - in areas where change was the most needed.

I am very worried about Oaxaca ... we are activating the whole civil defense apparatus as always,

I am pleased with the versatility of most of my players and the team that started last weekend against Blyth will not be the team that takes the field against Civil Service tomorrow,

How my film career happened, I don't know. It was unplanned. I'd been in films and TV throughout the Sixties and early Seventies, but it was really 'The Naked Civil Servant' in 1975 that put me on the radar.

I could never appoint someone to the Supreme Court who I thought would turn back the clock on civil rights, ... overblown.

I commend Wal-Mart for taking this important step of establishing an Employment Practices Advisory Panel and for selecting such highly distinguished leaders to participate in this effort. Dennis Archer and Vilma Martinez are two of the most well respected civil rights and employment opportunity experts in the nation. They both have a lifetime of service and commitment to promoting social justice, equality and diversity. With this Panel, Wal-Mart is moving in the right direction to achieve a broader positive impact for their workforce.

I do feel the civil traffic charges are fair in that the state has pretty much determined that money is to be a decent source of revenue to fund the courts rather than raising filing fees even higher,

I do not believe he has an agenda to reverse our nation's historic commitment to civil rights, and I take him at his word when he says that he will take each case on its facts and apply the law regardless of his personal views.

I believe that all forms of socialism have been proven over time to result in a loss of both economic and civil liberties, with increasing poverty.

Health care is not a privilege. It's a right, ... It's a right as fundamental as civil rights. It's a right as fundamental as giving every child a chance to get a public education.

Her act of civil disobedience, for which she was willing to pay the price to end the rein of terror, got her arrested.

He put forth an anti-Rosa Parks judge. ... Just maybe, we need a White House conference on civil rights.

He proved that it can be done without causing civil strife and he paved the way for his heir to go on with it.

Governor Schwarzenegger made the right decision to sign into law significant improvements to a significant civil rights law, the Unruh Act, making clear for businesses and customers that discrimination in any form is unacceptable,

Government will only move toward change when the people demand it. And with more pressure from civil society and government, business will change.

Government spending in the year to September increased by a thousand percent. When you spend a thousand percent, you will likely get the same amount in inflation. The real economy in this country shrunk even by the government's own admission by 45 percent in the last five years. That means, government should have shrunk by 45 percent. Government has not shrunk by 45 percent. The formal economy is producing much less tax revenue, in order for it to pay its civil servants. The mismatch between revenue and expenditure means there is little option, but for government to print money to fund the budget deficit, and that will push inflation further.

The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.

The liberals who are holding things up need to ask themselves if they want the right to civil liberties or the right not to be blown up on the way to work.

The judge is the last line of defense when other agencies are trying to crack down on people's civil rights. It's a welcomed ruling.

The Iraqi national resistance will stand against the plan of provoking civil war in Iraq, and we are ready to fight to prevent it.

The under NRS chapter 41 the district attorney is compelled by statute to represent all county employees in a civil action pursuant to any action done on the job - that's what this is,

The types of discrimination commonly reported today, differ from the stark bias faced by those in the Civil Rights Movement 40 years ago. Discrimination today is often more subtle requiring that we develop new strategies to meet this challenge, while simultaneously educating every American that Fair Housing is not an option, it is the law.

This is all part of a civil action, and so consequently it's strictly to get the information we specifically requested. As regards that material, that is what it is being used for and that is all.

All evidence indicates that Judge Roberts would use his undeniable impressive legal skills to bring us back to a country that most of us wouldn't recognize, where states' rights trump civil rights, where the federal courts or Congress can see discrimination, but are powerless to remedy it.

All civil servants are expected to be able to speak Gaelic.

The idea is that if there is an event that is beyond the capability of the civil authority, the police, to handle -- and a serious terrorist incident might fall within that category -- we want to be able to use the ADF (Australian Defense Force) flexibly and effectively to protect the lives of Australian people,

The idea is if there is an event that is beyond the capability of the civil authority, the police, to handle -- and a serious terrorist incident might fall within that category -- we want to be able to use the ADF flexibly and effectively to protect the lives of Australian people,

(The House bill) is truly a violation of people's civil rights. People just want to be united with their families.

The folk thing was about civil rights... ... Folk music is the music of the working class, the music of the folks. Blues is folk music.

The environmental movement hasn't been successful with daily values, ... The civil rights movement never lost sight of the fact that it was inherently a moral issue, that it was not just an unjust treatment of someone on a bus, but also how future generations were going to be treated. That doesn't mean that people have to be badgered, just that they have to have it brought into their daily lives.