Tribal Quotes

You'd never know that listening to people in the UN but tribalism is the father of racism. - Stanley Crouch

You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism. - Alexander Haig

World Vision was able to respond to the tribal leaders' appeal because we have demonstrated expertise in responding to emergencies and gaining credibility and access to remote areas. - Chris McDonald

World Vision is able to respond immediately to the tribal leaders' appeal for help because we have operated in this region for over three years and have demonstrated expertise in responding to emergencies locally. - Chris McDonald

With Versailles (the treaty) in 1919, we viewed the Arabs as largely tribal, bedouin, backward. They couldn't govern themselves... the French, British, provided the stable government that allowed commercial transactions.... As a consequence of our lack of confidence in them, we've communicated that democracy is a vital, difficult option for everyone but them. - Bob Kerrey

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of privilege, the distinguishing feature of a truly urbane culture. Out of the cave, the tribal teepee, the pueblo, the community fortress, man emerged to build himself a house of his own with a shelter in it for himself and his diversions. Every age has seen it so. The poor might have to huddle together in cities for need's sake, and the frontiersman cling to his neighbors for the sake of protection. But in each civilization, as it advanced, those who could afford it chose the luxury of a withdrawing-place. - Phyllis McGinley

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there as part of a rendezvous and a pow-wow. - Ken Kesey

When they go out for tribal fighting and they fight and kill a man... they come back to the tribe and organize a sing-sing like that because they are happy they have killed the enemy. - Howard Willia

When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land and water, or at the global level, where we are fighting over water, oil, and minerals. So one way to promote peace is to promote sustainable management and equitable distribution of resources. - Wangari Maathai

When Jesus calls his disciples 'brothers' and 'friends', he is contradicting general Jewish usage and breaking through into a new concept of brotherhood which is not tribal, but open to any person. - David Kirk