Sentences with phrase «civilised society»

A "civilised society" refers to a community where people follow certain rules and norms of behavior, treating each other with respect and kindness. It also means having institutions and systems in place to protect people's rights, provide justice, and ensure safety for everyone. Full definition
Follow those tips and you can eat all the acne - clearing garlic you want and possibly not become an outcast of civilised society.
Mr McCarthy said teaching was the «foundation for civilised society» but suggested the curriculum was too narrow and the focus of the curriculum could be in the wrong place.
«Sir, it is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage, that we find all the motives which they have for remaining in that connection, and the restraints which civilised society imposes to prevent separation, are hardly sufficient to keep them together.»
The importance that we place on the welfare of other species on the planet is a measure of how civilised our society is.
Shots of pink and blue neon lights reflect from the solitary beacon of a highway liquor store in a desolated wasteland, as King's pictures tell of a forgotten America, a lawless wild cut off from civilised society.
Riots can still erupt and afflict even a modern and supposedly civilised society.
David Bowles, the head of public affairs at the RSPCA, said: «Foxhunting is a barbaric and brutal practice that has no place in civilised society.
It's not about being a liberal or a leftie or an environmentalist; it's about having a basic respect for the truth on a question of the utmost importance for the future of civilised society.
Hospice care for the dying should, in a civilised society, be provided as standard for all who need it.
Meanwhile art and it's growth is part of any civilised society.
«We believe that repeal of the Hunting Act would be barbaric and a backward step for a civilised society.
But we also know that tax is the price we pay for living in a civilised society.
Pensions are never the most exciting item on the political agenda but they are a vital part of a civilised society.
Former Lib Dem business secretary Sir Vince Cable said the lock was important because how we treat the elderly is «an important test of a civilised society».
One of the hallmarks of a civilised society is the ability to deliver justice, not vengeance.
He genuinely understands the value of art and culture in a civilised society.
That's the sign of a civilised society and it's what I believe.
This withdrawal of public funding for a whole range of areas of study that underpin a civilised society is part of the shift towards seeing education as a private rather than a public good.
He said the killing of unarmed innocent people, who were not in any state of war, was unjustifiable and should not be tolerated in any civilised society.
Many Tory members don't like adultery and no civilised society should.
These are the markers of a civilised society, but they are under relentless attack from corporations and wealthy elites.
In reconsidering, Mr Grayling may care to reflect that universal access to justice is the cornerstone of any civilised society.
A civilised society should have a system which encourages competition to raise animal welfare standards, not competition to lower them and we should not jeopardise our farming industry simply because of some arbitrary rules set down by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
It is a Kafkaesque nightmare totally at odds with the fundamental principles of a civilised society.
«It is necessary to a civilised society that those who are danger to our society are put away.
A civilised society is a civil society - in the literal sense of being civil to one another.
«Fairness, social justice and equality are at the heart of a civilised society.
She told Labour MPs and supporters: «Everything we're proud of — from the NHS, to the minimum wage, to equality legislation which has civilised our society — is there because we were in Government.
In his manifesto, Burnham will say: «I believe that it is the hallmark of a civilised society that everyone can access justice, defend their rights and receive help in navigating the legal system, regardless of their income.
«We must expose the hatred that drives the extremist ideology; expose that this is not a clash of civilisations nor of cultures; expose that on the one side stands all civilised societies founded on the dignity of all people of all faiths and on the other an extremist violent ideology where murderers take innocent lives for notoriety,» he said.
«We must stand firm against intolerance shown to any minority if we are to preserve a civilised society.
When you say «civilised society has deemed them inappropriate» what you really mean is that the left - wing establishment has done so, and woe betide anyone who disagrees.
On the 42 days thing, this was an example of Labour pandering to what they think «Middle England» want to hear, rather than getting on with fostering a more equal and civilised society.
That is not the mark of a civilised society.
It is the mark of an advanced, civilised society that it confers rights and benefits that are egalitarian, universal and...
It has no place in a civilised society, says a leading neuroscientist
World War II has now ended and the troops are sent back home to adjust to civilised society.
The Kennel Club believes that electric shock collars have no place in a civilised society.
The devastation being wrought on criminal legal aid at present has, if nothing else, brought some welcome media attention to the place of legal aid in a civilised society.
The Court of Appeal judgment, which begins with Lord Justice Longmore's declaration that «Legal aid is one of the hallmarks of a civilised society», is available here.
«I strongly believe that «access to justice» is the hallmark of a civilised society,» Ken Clarke said last November when his green paper was published.
I think the government should realise that in a civilised society we need to properly fund and support those who go through the criminal law courts.
For them the litmus test of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable, vilified and marginalised members.
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