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
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 BJP must nurture the institutions that put credible checks and balances in place. — Abhijit Banerjee 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
[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
“Such a system of checks and balances -- parenting -- of projections and guesswork and cost-benefit ratios.” — Gin Phillips 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
“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
This is a time when the protections of Americans' liberties are directly at risk, as are the checks and balances that have… — Patrick Leahy 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 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
Ours is a system of checks and balances, and in times of great consequence, duty falls on Congress and the states to… — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
The founders had a strong distrust for centralized power in a federal government. So they created a government with checks and balances.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Nature has introduced great variety into the landscape, but man has displayed a passion for simplifying it. Thus he undoes the built-in… — Anonymous 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
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. The fundamental threat to freedom is power to… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The broad principle, which appears throughout this book, bears repeating. Healthy parenting can be boiled down to those two essential ingredients: love… — James C. Dobson Copy Share Image
“Under the system of centralized control without constitutional checks and balances, the war spirit identifies dissent with treason, the pursuit of private… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many of our ally states don't have these constitutional protections - in the UK, in New Zealand, in Australia. They've lost the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Brandon McCaw did a essay on Television about the U.S.district courts are the trial courts serving as the original point of entry… — Brandon McCaw Copy Share Image
Most of what we know we don't really know first hand. I've never seen a cancer cell. But I trust this community… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Because by definition they lack any sense of mutuality or wholeness, our specializations subsist on conflict with one another. The rule is… — Wendell Berry 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
“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
“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
“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
“But Muslims now find themselves in a world shaped by western theories and western values. If we are to consider how Islamic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A pine cone cannot fall from a tree unless God is involved. A bumblebee cannot pollenate a flower or sting your arm… — Justin Buzzard Copy Share Image
“We assume that a large brain, the use of tools, superior learning abilities and complex social structures are huge advantages. Only in… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Anarchy!" Tony confirmed in sort of a laugh. "Sometimes I think, you know, if there were not cops, I would be fine,… — Donald Miller 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
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
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