#reform

Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#am #balance #between #challenge #created

There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings. ↗

— Rob Simmons

#been #believe #benefits #debate #discourages

I’ve often wondered why the Protestant Reformation took place in Germany, rather than in Poland. Then I realize that Luther had to nail his 95 theses to the church door, and the Poles didn’t know how to operate a hammer. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#church #germany #hammer #lutheran #martin-luther

As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#bringing #focused #huge #our #reforms

BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead some major reform in the Catholic Church - that's got to come out of the whole Catholic community. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#catholic church #church #come #community #going

In the democratic western countries so-called capitalism leads a saturnalia of "freedom," like a bastard brother of reform. ↗

— Wyndham Lewis

#capitalism #countries #democratic #freedom #leads

The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our schools, President Bush is breaking his promise to our children. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#breaking #bush #children #education #education reform

Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found. ↗

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

#enough #found #growth #only #paradoxically

The UN Commission on Human Rights, whose membership in recent years has included countries - such as Libya and Sudan - which have deplorable human rights records, and the recent Oil-for-Food scandal, are just a few examples of why reform is so imperative. ↗

— John Linder

#countries #deplorable #examples #few #human

If man is only a little lower than the angels, the angels should reform. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#little #lower #man #only #reform