The rule of law, democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of expression - we cannot take them for granted. They do not exist willy-nilly across the world; they are very rare.
Interpretation
Essential rights and freedoms must be actively protected and are not universally guaranteed.
In this quote, Daniel Lubetzky emphasizes the importance of valuing and defending fundamental principles such as the rule of law, democracy, and freedom of speech. He highlights that these ideals are not naturally occurring and can often be found only in a few places, urging us not to take them for granted as they require continuous effort and vigilance to maintain.
In practice
During a speech on human rights, you could quote this to emphasize the importance of defending democracy.
We need to understand the other side to impact the other side. We become much more effective as humans and leaders when we engage in hearty conversations with those who are different from us, not necessarily to change our opinions, but to build the empathy muscle.
Civilized discourse demands critical thinking, self-reflexiveness, sober-headed analysis.
The ideal is to build a culture of healthy discussion, where everyone's ideas are valued. At KIND, we want everyone to be comfortable challenging my or anyone else's ideas without ever feeling or making someone else feel that the questioning is a personal attack.
You have to be very careful. If you over-commercialize a social mission, it completely loses its soul.
My dad had this incredible kindness that oozed through every part of his body. He had the ability to look at life positively in spite of what he went through. He was a Holocaust survivor. When he was 15-1/2 years old, he was liberated from the Dachau Concentration Camp by American soldiers who risked a lot to save people they had never met.
To maintain our entrepreneurial spirit, we have to create a culture in which everyone remembers that every order, big or small - and every interaction, every moment - will define what our company is today and what it will become tomorrow.
The armies of the day have chased the army of the night, Heaven and earth are filled with purity and light.
War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who donβt see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither skill nor desire to turn the agony of a people into entertainment.
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
In all the co-temporary discussions and comments, which the Constitution underwent, it was constantly justified and recommended on the ground, that the powers not given to the government, were withheld from it.
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