With "Good Night, and Good Luck," I think it's kind of obvious what [Truman Capote]'s getting at there, and the importance of… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
I believe in our country. Fiercely. And our institutions are the bones that keep us upright. We can and must restore decency… — Elissa Slotkin Copy Share Image
“We believe that we have checks and balances, but have rarely faced a situation like the present: when the less popular of… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
Expect Nature to answer to your human values as to come into your house and sit in a chair. The economy of… — Henry Beston Copy Share Image
The Constitution created a system of checks and balances designed to prevent the president from becoming a king or a dictator. Our… — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
In lieu of those checks and balances central to our legal system, non-citizens face an executive that is now investigator, prosecutor, judge,… — William Safire Copy Share Image
Going back all the way to the founding, there was a recognition that in the same way that you need the Constitution… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
There exists a shadowy Government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue… — Daniel Inouye Copy Share Image
“Furthermore, the managerial ethos of parliamentary reformism is in direct tension with important values associated with the dialogue that attends our system… — Thomas O. Sargentich Copy Share Image
“Two basic norms have preserved America’s checks and balances in ways we have come to take for granted: mutual toleration, or the… — Steven Levitsky Copy Share Image
We have throughout our history been tested when it comes to the institutions of our democracy. And thank God our forefathers were… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
Our country, if you read the 'Federalist Papers,' is about disagreement. It's about pitting faction against faction, divided government, checks and balances.… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You’ve got to be kidding me. I thought you were the most powerful of beings. Even the gods fear you. (Stryker) We… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
One of the things you learn as a journalist is that when there's no accountability, we humans are capable of tremendous avarice… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
“[T]he Constitution was built for deliberation, not for speed. The Founding Fathers sought to create a system of checks and balances that… — David E. Bernstein Copy Share Image
I think if you look at the statistics and you deal with fake media - and fake media and distorted media is… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive… — Will Hurd Copy Share Image
I'm quite encouraged by the finding that voters do value checks and balances and accountability. I think it's very heartening. And it… — Sylvia Lim Copy Share Image
I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the… — James Chanos Copy Share Image
The bureaucratic nature of both capitalism and our government assures us that there are no checks and balances when it comes to… — Tripp York Copy Share Image
Tea Party attendees and health care town-hall protesters share the common belief that the extravagant spending of President Obama and the Democratic… — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
“The independence of the arms of government must be checked. Let's be real if the so-called 'democracy' we were sold doesn't embrace… — DON SANTO Copy Share Image
I can't speak for all Iranians, but I think that many of them would be uncomfortable with Ahmadinejad if Iran had nuclear… — Hooman Majd Copy Share Image
Our system of government works best when there are checks and balances led by independent entities that are empowered to conduct fair… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
One of the things that happens that's challenging within the democratic process is that people say, 'Look at this failure, so we… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Wealth brings with it its own checks and balances. The basis of political economy is noninterference. The only safe rule is found… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
One thing we know about government after the New Deal is that checks and balances through whistle-blowing is terrible policy. — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
The American system of checks and balances is only as strong as the leaders who have the character and courage to enforce… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight… — Hillary Clinton 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
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
“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
You can harvest any data that you want, on anybody. You can infer any data that you like, and you can use… — Hannah Fry Copy Share Image
“Unlike Confucius, Madison maintained that people have a limited capacity to control their passions themselves and act virtuously when their individual interests… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
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