Constitutions establish ideals.

Indeed, it makes the current status quo seem comfortable. The gap between Israel s rich and poor nowadays may recall Brazil, but who remembers the original Zionists social democratic ideals?

Jefferson was a great admirer the ideals of Cyrus obviously speaking to those 18th century ideals of how you create religious tolerance in a new state.

They are ideals that are powerful. They are irreducible.

Measuring up to those ideals is a difficult task.

We greatly cherish universal values and the ideals of democracy.

They've been used throughout history to express ideals about beauty, about technology.

Youth is dreams it is ideals, hopes, proposals, solutions and the present.

Such a God would be morally inferior to the highest ideals of humanity.

For that purpose, we must identify some ideals and seek to achieve them.

Education is an indispensable tool that can help mankind move towards the ideals of peace, freedom and social justice and can promote a more harmonious, more authentic human development aimed at eliminating poverty, exclusion, misunderstanding, oppression and war.

All individuals and all cultures have ideals that cannot possibly be realized in reality.

Confucian scholars such as Jiang Qing openly acknowledge that their interpretation of Confucianism most closely parallels socialist ideals not the actually existing socialism in today s China, but the socialist ideals defended by Karl Marx and others. This Confucian tradition aims to influence contemporary politics, but it also remains separate from state power and orthodoxy, always ready to point to the gap between ideals and reality.

At this summit, the international community renews its commitment to the founding ideals of the Organization.

We agreed to it only because we believe in the ideals for which the Organization stands.

The ideals that made people sacrifice their lives are embodied in the preamble of the Charter.

A nation with pursuits cannot live without heroes, and a country with ideals cannot live without pioneers.

There is no doubt that the goals of the United Nations represent our finest ideals and aspirations.

But actually, what's even more important than remembering what's been edited out is thinking, are the ideals good?

Sixty years later, we have more reason than ever to remain faithful to the ideals of the Charter.

But until that day comes, we will have to make ideals and human failure meet somewhere in the middle.

If these ideals can be fully realized in these universities, then the right to education will be fully exercised.

The greater the degree of contact, the greater the need for promoting ideals of tolerance and understanding of differences.

We must, however, temper our ideals with a dose of realism, and prevent inaction from taking the place of action.

Measure us by the progress we are making towards the universal ideals and the level of our commitment to change.

The ideals, values and principles of the Council of Europe are those enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

On 24 March, our people resolutely pronounced their commitment to a democratic path to development and the noble ideals of freedom.

It is my hope that, as we conclude our deliberations at this session, we will have asserted our commitment to those ideals.

There is much debate these days on a global level about reform and democracy, both cherished ideals, rejected only by dictators or reactionaries.

The ideals enshrined in A world fit for children could not exist under a military occupation which infringed every aspect of their lives.

Opposing parties use the same weapons, develop comparable tactics, and preach increasingly similar ideals. So it goes, until the rules of the game change.

Post independence armed insurgencies had been motivated by colonial, ideological and economic ideals, and were not related to racism or racial and religious discrimination.

On paper, wealth redistribution through high taxes and state transfers, reflecting Republican ideals of equality and social cohesion ( fraternité ), has brought good results. Unlike most other OECD countries, where inequalities have increased over the last 30 years, in France pre tax income inequality decreased slightly, or at worst remained stable, from 1970 to 2000.

It was essential to find additional financial resources, to make transfers of technology to enable the developing countries to manage their natural resources more effectively and, above all, to eliminate the political conditions attached to cooperation in order to establish an economic model more in keeping with the ideals of peace, social justice and solidarity.

And some people get rich enough, and if they have their ideals in a sort of domestic sense, they get to acquire their perfect world.

He taught contemplation as a means of spiritual purification and the attainment of the Dao, a principle that signifies the highest spiritual ideals of mankind.

All too often education systems are designed to develop conformity with national ideals, without taking into consideration the cultural and linguistic differences of indigenous peoples.

Haiti wishes to reiterate its commitment to our Organization's ideals and principles, to universality and to the goals of peace and development through international cooperation.

The ideals he expressed are lofty he himself fell short of them on more than one occasion. But, by and large, the men and women of the US military believe in these ideals and do their best to live up to them, just as US citizens generally believe in their Constitution s lofty words and seek to correct their national shortcomings.

We appear to live in a time that has witnessed the absolute failure of the grand Enlightenment dreams of linear progress, universal peace, and equality between rich and poor. Together with widespread hostility to organized religion, manifested in such hugely popular books as Richard Dawkins s The God Delusion , disappointment with social ideals means that we turn inward.

In this regard, Nigeria is firmly anchored in its belief, commitment to and support for the strengthening of the United Nations and the protection of its ideals, in particular, the maintenance of international peace and security, prevention and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and promotion of international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems.

It is the best way of organizing a society based on reality and not ideals. Why shouldn t Iraqis benefit from the proven experience of other peoples?

Nevertheless, we are determined to continue on the path outlined in his vision for a democratic Georgia in order to make Mr. Zhvania's ideals a reality.

It is incumbent upon all States Members of the United Nations to ensure that the ideals and targets we set for ourselves are met and implemented.

While the ideals of democracy provide us with the best options for development, the imposition of the experiences of others is not necessarily conducive to it.