Cornel West Quotes

You can't have a strong nation without strong values, and no one is born with strong values. They have to be taught to you in strong families and reinforced in you in strong communities.

We cannot eradicate violence if we do not build strong, inclusive communities.

I believe that we're only as strong as our neighbor is, and the idea that, I'm my brother's keeper works for me.

Only our deep moral values and our strong social institutions can hold back that jungle and restrain the darker impulses of human nature.

Traditionalists like me believe the USA has become strong because of its core values, the freedom, individual responsibility and institutions like traditional marriage, which foster common goals.

To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

The building block of every community is family.

America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only because families are disintegrating but also because the church doesn't play the same role that it once did in many Americans' lives.

The dilemma for society is how to preserve personal and family values in a nation of diverse tastes.

Strong communities shape their own futures.

Within each country’s borders, different view exist of the obligations of individual citizens to one another, of provinces and cities to their neighbors, of the large and the small entities to the polity—corporations, churches, and other institutions—to society as a whole.

All societies of men, whether we call them states or churches, should make their bond to consist in a common object and a common practice, rather than in a common belief; in other words, their end should be good rather than truth. We may consent to act together, but - we cannot consent to believe together

It's not just that government has failed us. It's not just that we have failed ourselves. It's government. It's individuals. It's sort of everything in between, from families and communities and neighborhoods, churches and so forth.

The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.

Strong families lead to strong nations.

The strength of the nation ultimately depends upon the strength of family and community.

Strong families are vital to strong societies.

I believe that the strength in America is individual families and communities.

If the social conservatives feel that they have a strong argument on traditional marriage, then feel free to have it.

What do people really believe in any more apart from sport and music?

Caring. And reading the Bible, learning about God, Jesus, love. He said, 'Bring on the children', 'Imitate the children', 'Be like the children' and 'Take care of others.' Take care of old people. And we were raised with those values. Those are very important values and my family and I we were raised with those values and they continue strong in us today.

Children know you ought to be fair. Especially fifth graders. I love fifth graders. They know that bullying is wrong. They know that you should praise one another, and that differences make a strong community. So sometimes I feel as though I can't wait for the fifth graders to grow up and rule the world.

No nation can be destroyed while it possesses a good home life.