Douglas Rushkoff

Part of an icon's power comes from its indivisibility. The swoosh cannot be further deconstructed into its component parts. Just as golden arches mean McDonald's, and the little red tab means Levi's, the swoosh is Nike. The product is its icon, inseparably and without exception. To buy a pair of Nike shoes is to buy the Nike swoosh.

American Journalist

Sadie Jones

We feel the pull of nature very strongly, relating - even unknowingly - feeling in ourselves to bulbs being stirred in frozen ground, or to the branches of dead trees. Perhaps this indivisibility from nature is an important thing to recognize as we go about our business in the world.

English Novelist

Giorgio Napolitano

The principal of unity and indivisibility of the republic are the essential reference points.

Italian Politician

Used to describe concepts in science that are seen as complete and inseparable.

Scientific Usage

Often used metaphorically to talk about things that should stay whole.

Metaphorical Sense

It's not just physical things; can refer to concepts, principles, or systems.

Not Physical Only

Often used in legal or human rights contexts to signify that rights cannot be divided.

Human Rights Context

Implies that the strength or importance of something cannot be reduced.

Cannot be Weakened

It suggests that all parts are interdependent; removing one part affects the whole.

Implies Interdependence

 The declaration takes no sides as to which rights are more important, insisting on their universality, indivisibility, and interdependence. And in the past decades, international human rights law has grown,

Indivisibility