With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't… — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
“... it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that it’s nothing personal. Well,… — Richard K. Morgan Copy Share Image
We cannot have government for all the people until we first make certain it is government of and by all the people. — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Good governance takes behavior that is negative or not helpful to the greater good of society, whether it's polluting behaviour, plastics, or… — Edward Burtynsky Copy Share Image
As a mother, I want the very best for my children. As a politician, I want what is best for all children. — Jess Phillips Copy Share Image
In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
First, then, State Socialism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs of men should be managed by the… — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
I am hopeful about our future and sure that, despite our challenges, engaging our government remains essential in the journey toward perfecting… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
As a political activist you run the risk of having to settle for one compromise or another in order to achieve your… — Josephine Meckseper Copy Share Image
It would have been better if the United Nations had sent a team to Mali right away to mediate between the government… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
Of the land which the Romans gained by conquest from their neighbours, part they sold publicly, and turned the remainder into common;… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“nothing knee-jerk about their politics. Two out of three of them say that abortion is “always” or “usually” morally wrong. They are… — John Zogby Copy Share Image
Thus far, both political parties have been remarkably clever and effective in concealing this new reality. In fact, the two parties have… — Charles Ferguson Copy Share Image
“Though the Reformation originated with the Lord's fresh move through various reformers, in a rather short time the resulting churches became institutionalized… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
Our Twentieth Century has proved to be more cruel than preceding centuries, and the first fifty years have not erased all its… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“What it means to be a ‘better person’, then, must be concrete and practical — that is to say, concerned with people’s… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
“It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else. — Kwame Nkrumah” — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge… — James Mark Baldwin Copy Share Image
The greatest risk in giving our government any power to control our speech is that it would then have a vehicle to… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government… — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
Out-of-control bureaucrats have put politics over common-sense policy with government mandates that force people to choose between earning a paycheck and violating… — Jim Bob Duggar Copy Share Image
Politicians are constantly stuck between what is politically expedient and politically beneficial and what is the responsible or right thing to do.… — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities; that is not to be taken seriously in politics. — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Political operatives don't tend to be existentialists. They do know, however, that if a supporter doesn't vote, then his or her opinion… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
In my very first Cabinet meeting, I told my colleagues we must take on corruption, lawlessness, casteism, and the politics of appeasement. — Yogi Adityanath Copy Share Image
I have a bigger mission than any kind of specific politics, which is trying to restore the accessibility of rock 'n' roll. — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I think to be successful in fashion, you have to turn into the most incredible HR person. It's about politics. I'm… — Jonathan Anderson Copy Share Image
all government, whatever its forms or pretenses, is a dead weight that paralyzes the free spirit and activities of the masses. — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
We have had actually a decline in government service overall, but the growth is in high-tech areas, specialty areas in the Labor… — Alexis Herman Copy Share Image
We are giving the citizens of Poland a sense that a reasonable and predictable government is ruling here. — Donald Tusk Copy Share Image
Do we have the right to understand the world we live in? The right to all the information regarding why our governments… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived. — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat. — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
I believe we're past the point where the government or the private sector can solve all problems, it's all about partnerships. — David L. Cohen Copy Share Image
Ever since I took the plunge into active politics, I faced a fair amount of attacks and criticism from political rivals, and… — Atishi Copy Share Image
[D]id you really expect fairness on the environmental issue? For a swathe of reporters, this is not a matter of empirical reporting;… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
We have an extreme rightwing government in Britain, although it's called the Labour government. That's confused a lot of people, but it's… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
I want to have fun. Life ain't no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I'm a comedian; I ain't no politician.… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
All great changes are irksome to the human mind, especially those which are attended with great dangers and uncertain effects. — John Adams Copy Share Image
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