“Most governments strive to keep the masses from thinking; if the masses began to think the government would not be in power… — rassool jibraeel snyman Copy Share Image
Governments always commit their entire populations when the demands grow heavy enough. By their passive acceptance, these populations become accessories to whatever… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and… — Robert Hormats Copy Share Image
I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
It's very difficult for governments to dominate the Internet because it's so difficult to control. People want to be free. People want… — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image
Ordinary people - churches, too - have a role to force politicians to respond. Governments are not impressed with theories, but governments… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Governments' programs once launched unfortunately never disappear...Get real.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
How fortunate for governments that people do not think. There is no thinking except in giving and executing commands. If it were… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“There are many peaceful ways to get rid of a fascist government and economic war against such a government is the best… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
During the 1990s the United States sought to impose the 'Washington Consensus' on Latin American governments. It embodied what Latin Americans call… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
We both [with Donald Trump] share a desire to ensure that governments are working for everyone and particularly that governments are working… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty.… — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share Image
Spending should be transparent. All spending by the Pentagon should be online. Every check. Exceptions should be made for legitimate national security… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
“Governments may rise and fall for reasons which appear insignificant, Prince. What small events! An argument between two women . . .… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature. . .… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Governments are necessarily continuing concerns. They have to keep going in good times and in bad. They therefore need a wide margin… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Ultimately, there is no entity called 'government'; there are only people forming themselves into groups called 'governments' and acting in a 'governmental'… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Even with good maps, there's no guarantee that the public will get the word about landslide hazards, or that state and local… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Clear limits should be set on how power is exercised in cyberspace by companies as well as governments through the democratic political… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
“As long as there exist stupid people supporting stupid governments in their countries, people living in those countries will continue fluttering badly… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
See, governments are overrated. They come and go in 5 or 10 years; it is we who have the power. But we… — Anubhav Sinha Copy Share Image
Governments do not know what they cannot do until after they cease to be governments. Each government carries the seeds of its… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Governments everywhere, including here in the Unites States, have created ever-expanding bureaucracies that regulate nearly every aspect of our lives. — Richard Ebeling Copy Share Image
You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
While the Internet can't be controlled 100 percent, it's possible for governments to filter content and discourage people from organizing. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup… — Mario Monti Copy Share Image
There are countries in which it would be as absurd to establish popular governments as to abolish all the restraints in a… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
When governments fail us, what else can people do except take to direct action? When corporate power can so dominate government policy-making… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
There are exceptions of course, like for instance the Baltic States, which are members of the European Union, together with Ukraine and… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Italy has piled up huge public debt because the successive governments were too close to the life of ordinary citizens, too willing… — Mario Monti Copy Share Image
What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
The worst criminals of our time are the US and UK governments. Both are devoid of all integrity, all honor, all mercy,… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
“Governments, whether they are monarchical, constitutional, democratic or communist, depend upon acquiescent public opinion for the success of their efforts and, in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Banks hold deposits and savings entrusted to them by individuals, by businesses, by governments and by central banks. They put that money… — Bob Diamond Copy Share Image
Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent. — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“I sincerely hope that President Barack Obama’s government will be remembered as the peak of deregulated corporate corruption and not the ongoing… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image