Governments must not run only for elections. The government should be a bona fide attempt of meeting the demands and expectations of… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Governments can't keep looking over the shoulder or at the constellation of stars. You have got to do what you have got… — Jairam Ramesh Copy Share Image
The way governments treat their own citizens matters; it matters because it can have a direct impact on international peace and security… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
The E.U. is a common platform where we come together and agree to do certain things. But the E.U. is never going… — Kersti Kaljulaid Copy Share Image
It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Governments are supposed to operate under a system of collective responsibility. It means that in public, all Ministers support the agreed policies… — Damian Green Copy Share Image
I don't think the British or American governments really want to fight the Islamic State. They just want to look as if… — Peter Hitchens Copy Share Image
Pops added,you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve. And if you do, you never get… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Governments do not have the answers. Indeed quite the reversal. A lot of times they not only do not have the answers,… — Betty Williams Copy Share Image
Concentrated power can be always wielded in the interest of the few and at the expense of the many. Government in its… — Lucy Parsons Copy Share Image
Governments can can send inspectors to companies. Governments can put legal requirements in place to disclose information that consumers and workers and… — Joel Bakan Copy Share Image
We've seen a massive attack on the freedom of the web. Governments are realizing the power of this medium to organize people… — Sergey Brin Copy Share Image
Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Too often, governments are quick to use excessive force and even pervert the course of justice to keep oil and gas flowing,… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
“But any war is harvest to such Governments, however ruinous it may be to a nation. It serves to keep up deceitful… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
After the ignominious collapse of the Copenhagen global climate change summit in 2009, Bolivia organised a People's Summit with 35,000 participants from… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments. — Chris Kilham Copy Share Image
I guess this is why I hate governments, all governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Governments, whether they're dictatorships or democracies, reflect the people. When the people get fed up, they throw them out. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
As coercive monopolies that spend other people's money taken by force, governments are uniquely unqualified to solve problems. They are riddled by… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
We are vulnerable in the military and in our governments, but I think we're most vulnerable to cyber attacks commercially. This challenge… — Michael Mullen Copy Share Image
I believe that when the public lacks even the most fundamental access to what its governments and militaries are doing in their… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
“The best governments in history have been kings and emperors,” Duarte said. “The worst ones too. A philosopher-king can manage great things… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
I worry policymakers are not putting enough attention on what we should be planning for 10 years down the road. In general,… — Jeff Dean Copy Share Image
Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
“Governments and government are wicked problems. They are complex, multi-faceted, and they don’t consist of just one problem and there will never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The emancipation of the working class can only be achieved by the working class itself — without the assistance of governments.” — Pierre-Jospeh Proudhon Copy Share Image
Since 1988, successive governments have treated education as an electoral asset: theyve come up with endless slogans and projects to supposedly solve… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
“micromanagement was a form of dictatorship. Just look at governments like the old Soviet Union to see that the results are a… — George Ilian Copy Share Image
“Since governments take the right of death over their people, it is not astonishing if the people should sometimes take the right… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
The governments of the great States have two instruments for keeping the people dependent, in fear and obedience: a coarser, the army;… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Ultimate authority in a global system remains with sovereigns. Governments will not have it any other way: politicians face instant rejection from… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
It is of the highest importance to provide equal access to the labour market. Governments should act to establish equitable employment standards… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
People do not choose a government that will bring the market within their control; instead, the market in every way conditions governments… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“You sanctimonious philistines, who scoff at me! What has your politics fed on since you've been ruling the world? On butchery and… — Charles de Coster Copy Share Image
A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
The vicious cycle that is bringing down European states is not going to hit us [the USA], at least not for a… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image