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If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

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We will first determine whether these are criminal allegations or whether this is a civil matter.

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The truly civilized man is always skeptical and tolerant. . . . His culture is based on 'I'm not too sure.'

- H. L. Mencken Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

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We must reject the idea of isolationism, ... But that doesn't mean we should get involved in every civil war around the world.

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Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities.

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I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

- Martin Luther King Jr. Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Civil rights leaders are involved in helping poor people. That's what I've been doing all my life.

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Railing and praising were his usual themes and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.

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But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.

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It's clear that Democrats can't afford to have Americans believe that they would sacrifice our security for the principle of civil liberties. Democrats, I think, need to be more assertive in a pro-security message.

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The Civil War is a big game. Regardless of the records going into the game, it's definitely going to be a dogfight.

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The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well.

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impeccable on civil rights, impeccable on the interests of African-Americans, and I'm quite comfortable with his decision.

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I will work to strengthen our military to win the war against terrorism without eroding Americans' civil liberties.

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The Indian nuclear establishment is not comfortable with the civil nuclear energy deal because it changes things for them.

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She was so well-known in the civil rights community and so well-respected that it made a huge difference, ... She had lived through what compromises bring you, and she was very determined that women's lives were not to be compromised.

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The United States calls again on the Belarusian government to cease repression of political campaigns and civil society groups, and to respect the rights of Belarusian citizens.

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Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

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We do want to see international and American investment in Zaire, but right now, investment is going to be affected by the fact that there is a civil war.

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The president is trying to head out in a direction that avoids civil war in Iraq, and that prevents the insurgents from dominating and establishing some sort of fundamentalist regime.

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If the elections are free and fair, we will respect the result. If they are not, we will escalate our political struggle even if it means a call to political civil disobedience.

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We do not allow individuals and outside organizations to use the university as a public forum. But they can come and engage in courteous civil dialogue.

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If the funds aren't paid by the deadline, the department will file a civil lawsuit.

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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.

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