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Jai Ganesh

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Civil Quotes - III

Civil Quotes - III

1. Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't. - Joe Biden

2. My father passed away when I was seven, mom single-handedly brought up my brother Rahul and me. She was a civil surgeon posted in rural areas. We went through some tough times but she gave us a beautiful life. - Divya Dutta

3. In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry 'Native passes' issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Failure to do so could mean arrest, trial, a jail sentence or fine. - Nelson Mandela

4. I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president. - Hillary Clinton

5. We assume that we've come so far as compassionate citizens of the world if we do choose to read the news, yet the attitude towards life can be one where we put blinders on and forget that there are civil wars going on. It's easy to forget that there are so many people starving to death every single day. -  Anne Hathaway

6. In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. - Tony Blair

7. I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right. - Barack Obama

8. Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership between the Government and its people can bring about positive change to create a just society. - Pratibha Patil.

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