We are a democracy: there are enough checks and balances in our country, and we have an impeccable record of not contributing… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
I am running to fix the economy, restore the constitutional system of checks and balances and to end this game of crony… — Dave Brat Copy Share Image
On form of government, there should be checks and balances, and PM should be responsible to Parliament. — Sushil Koirala Copy Share Image
“Such a system of checks and balances -- parenting -- of projections and guesswork and cost-benefit ratios.” — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
[Magna Carta provided] "a system of checks and balances which would accord the monarchy its necessary strength, but would prevent its perversion… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It's true that robust governance structures, checks and balances, transparency of markets, directionally leads to... less vulnerability to corruption. — Khalid A. Al-Falih Copy Share Image
The BJP must nurture the institutions that put credible checks and balances in place. — Abhijit Banerjee Copy Share Image
Our founders recognized that 'men were not angels' and that checks and balances in government were critical to avoid threats to the… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
“A political system that is all checks and balances is potentially no more successful than one with no checks, because governments periodically… — Francis Fukuyama Copy Share Image
Under the president's spying program, there are no checks and balances. There is no outside review of the legality of this brazen… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism, but there are so many checks… — Jonathan Shapiro Copy Share Image
The United States compared to a number of our competitors is the only government in the world with any kind of safeguards,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the… — P. Sathasivam Copy Share Image
Much of the world today, including the United States, is still living in the social, cultural, and political aftermath of Britain's cultural… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We're somewhat lucky here in the United States, where we hope that the checks and balances hold out for many years to… — Jan Koum Copy Share Image
I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on… — Julia Hartz Copy Share Image
It is hard for us to admit we have a sin nature because we live in this system of checks and balances.… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
We've never had our injustices rectified from the top, from the president or Congress, or the Supreme Court, no matter what we… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
You have to almost apologize for saying, please enforce the laws. The laws, that they're [government] receiving good federal dollars to be… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
Early on, America took one path and went down the advertising road, and in the UK they founded the BBC and developed… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
There is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the garden; the two supervise each other. Adam is given no arbitrary power; Eve is… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
“Before Bush, I used to think that the choice of president really didn’t matter, that the system kind of ran on its… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
“This system is called the " system of checks and balances," because each department of the government is supposed to be a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Authorities this broad give the national security bureaucracy the power to scrutinize the personal lives of every law-abiding American. Allowing that to… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
“Because by definition they lack any such sense of mutuality or wholeness, our specializations subsist on conflict with one another. The rule… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
“In turning now to the principle of dialogue underlying the Constitution's structure, it is important first to note a basic distinction. The… — Thomas O. Sargentich Copy Share Image
Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form… — Todd Tiahrt Copy Share Image
There's value in checks and balances. And there's value in having independence in the governor's office with respect to the legislature. — Charlie Baker Copy Share Image
The prize for ultimate inefficiency goes to America. We have built in so many checks and balances that our 'leaders' are the… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
Our system of checks and balances requires policymakers to have accurate information about government actions. — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
Politicians, in many cases - their moral code will be dictated by what can get them reelected, what they can get away… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
I think, with the administration they do Constitutionally-mandated things most of the time, but they don't - they fulfill the letter of… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
What we can do where we live is advocate again to bring back to life the 10th Amendment, to bring back to… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
What is happening here is there are too many checks and balances that are happening. There are too many people involved who… — Zayed Khan Copy Share Image
Society has to be structured such that there are checks and balances, so that it can't be manipulated, for instance, for the… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I think it's a very powerful notion, the notion that our personal views, although closely held, are not necessarily right. That part… — Lisa Joy Copy Share Image
In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts,… — Dennis Cardoza Copy Share Image