Have enterprising movements like these, founded on strict Old Believer traditions, continued in our time?

Wishful thinking or not?

What are your aspirations for the future?

Admittedly, it is politically difficult to turn government agencies into more entrepreneurial units.

Pappu ( bhanchik) praises Abid's efforts on Twitter

I lost hopes and saw my ambitions dwindling away.

Small entrepreneurial initiatives that seem to hold great potential for social transformation are a journalistic cliché in Africa.

But the desire for dignity is not enough to secure it.

The danger is that the interim administration may hand out contracts to those well connected in Washington or the rich westernized Baghdad elite that gets cozy with whatever government is in power.

Reconstruction could revive the entrepreneurial classes if small contractors and businesses are given opportunities.

The consequences of Europe s rush to austerity will be long lasting and possibly severe.

Nor do European governments display any such urge.

The EU s failure to encourage Ukraine s European aspirations risks creating disillusion with the West.

The achievements and aspirations of that liberal experiment today unite Egyptians who favor reform.

Why are the aspirations of young girls treated so differently from those of young boys?

In other words, there is no will to power on the part of civil society and the opposition.

This passage is a famous statement of the utility of self interest. But notice its assertion that dependence on others is morally degrading.

I do not ask for these things out of a narrow concern for my country s health.

This passage is a famous statement of the utility of self interest.

Emphasizing greed and corruption as causes of the crisis leads to a bleak prognosis.

Creative individuals tend to leave societies in which there is strong pressure not to be different.

Such symbolic politics forms a key part of the mainland's relentless effort to isolate Taiwan internationally. To display its displeasure at Lee Hsien Loong's visit, China's government warned Singapore that a bilateral free trade deal might be in jeopardy.

Such symbolic politics forms a key part of the mainland's relentless effort to isolate Taiwan internationally.

The result is, even in the best of times, a high level of self censorship and self preservation.

These aspirations were often voiced in the United Nations, founded in 1945.

Global Voices sat down with CoExist members in order to better understand the team's work and ambitions.

As Latin America, the Philippines and others abandon import substitution and adjust to the international market economy, business interests change as well. According to Hernan Buchi, an architect of Chile's economic reforms, some of the strongest opposition came from government owned enterprises and firms engaged in business with the government.

This combination of hegemonic aspirations, questioning of the regional status quo, and a nuclear program is extremely dangerous.

The good news is that European leaders seem to recognize the value of the pursuit of knowledge.

How can we have any self respect if we don't even try to make our goals a reality?

And it has muddied the Jewish moral legacy demanding the active pursuit of both justice and peace.

Tolerance, European unity, distrust of nationalism, and vigilance against racism are laudable goals.

But these forces are too timid and fragmented, with no drive for political action.

They may deter some of those who are qualified from seeking higher education.

Ignoring the situation in Somalia and not trying to reestablish law and order is not an option. The two main factions fighting in Mogadishu are backed, respectively, by Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low tech and low cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.

ASEAN s drive to establish a fully fledged economic community has been underlined by implementation of its Priority Integration Sector Roadmaps.

The strength of Europe's commitment to a true energy union will be revealed when the European Council meets on March 19.

Consequently, it is only a matter of time before calls for democratic reform spread to cities and urban communities.

Ignoring the situation in Somalia and not trying to reestablish law and order is not an option.

I'm now saying we no longer have global aspirations, we have local aspirations.

The events in Rio de Janeiro feel constant and inescapable, a furious relay of competition and striving.

Recent events have led many observers to declare Obama's rapprochement a failure.

In short, on many of the most important current international issues, Americans and Europeans share the same objectives and basic goals.

Their childhood and any life aspirations they might have had are extinguished by this age old tradition.