Policy Quotes · Page 65

Is there a difference between a man who thinks that honesty is the best policy, and an honest man?

— C. S. Lewis

Clinton appears to be the sole holdout in the Obama administration in understanding the catastrophe caused by its foreign policy in Libya.

— Pete Hoekstra

Not every item of news should be published. Rather must those who control news policies endeavor to make every item of news…

— Joseph Goebbels

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

— George W. Bush

Indeed, for Russia, inconsistency is an integral part of its foreign policy strategy, particularly under Putin.

— Fiona Hill

This policy cannot succeed through speeches, and shooting-matches, and songs; it can only be carried out through blood and iron.

— Otto von Bismarck

One of the best things that came out of the Carter administration was the energy policy. The best things in it were…

— Stewart Udall

Inflation is the fiscal complement of statism and arbitrary government. It is a cog in the complex of policies and institutions which…

— Ludwig von Mises

Cruelty practiced as a matter of social principle or public policy, and presented to the community as a means to a higher…

— Vernon Howard

If the British government is prepared to say that the Unionists will not have a veto over British government policy and that…

— Martin McGuinness

Whether youre president or speaker, if youre wrong, we need to stand up and point it out. Thats what Martin Luther King…

— Louie Gohmert

A tight-money policy reinforces inequality in two ways. Its high interest rates disproportionately reward the rich, and the resulting unemployment disproportionately punishes…

— Linda McQuaig

I want to be proud of this country [the USA], but when aspects of our policy don't align with my ethics, I…

— Shepard Fairey

Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the…

— David K. Shipler

I have nothing to fear from serious social studies of science, and I hope that my philosophy will help progressive science policies…

— Mario Bunge

Policies are also to blame: the only thing that the governments and people can come up with to give to the poor…

— Muhammad Yunus

“The political reputation of Servius rests upon his organization of society according to a fixed scale of rank and fortune. He originated…

— Livy

One of the principal factors fueling the proliferation of the abuse of secrecy and sensitive but unclassifieds is the administration's adherence to…

— Ted Gup

To oppose the policies of a government does not mean you are against the country or the people that the government supposedly…

— Michael Parenti

I was morose that the Era of Barack Obama has returned us to a period where everything is racist, everyone is walking…

— Ann Coulter

I stood with Jeff Merkley, the senator from Oregon, and Bernie Sanders, who I think may come from the very state you…

— Donald Trump

Student debt is structured to be a burden for life. The indebted cannot declare bankruptcy, unlike Donald Trump. Current student debt is…

— Noam Chomsky

I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong. I'm…

— Cindy Sheehan

Clinton provided the final transition between decaying old-style liberalism and the new neoliberalism and neoconservatism - which are kind of incestuous first…

— Jeffrey St. Clair

Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers.

— James Hansen

The civil war in Rwanda and other ethnic massacres were an integral part of US foreign policy, carefully staged in accordance with…

— Michel Chossudovsky

In an American context, let's say gay rights or marriage policy - that's a progressive thing. I understand that in an American…

— Trevor Noah

Monetary policy is a blunt tool which certainly affects the distribution of income and wealth, although whether the net effect is to…

— Ben Bernanke

I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.

— Zubin Mehta

We need a much better understanding of the climate before making policy choices that would impose substantial economic costs on our Nation.

— Ted Cruz

Crop insurance should be a policy that keeps people from going broke, to make sure they can farm next year, but not…

— Howard Graham Buffett

The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won't do. Politicians have to make sure that we're unassailable,…

— Angela Merkel

Our economy is robust and will remain strong as more Americans who want a job find one. Republican economic policies based on…

— Dennis Hastert

If I could have anything - you know, and this is across the board for any presidential candidate - I would have…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy…

— Barack Obama

Many Muslim countries are closed to missionaries, a policy Christians see as a denial of religious liberty.

— Bob Abernethy

Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed…

— Richard Armitage

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

— Muqtada al Sadr

The United States will have the honour of proving experimentally, that true policy goes hand in hand with moderation and humanity.

— Jean-Baptiste Say

Hillary Clinton's policies unleashed ISIS, spread terrorism and put Iran on a path to nuclear weapons.

— Donald Trump