Despite the belief of many career bureaucrats that elected political leadership works for them, our system is built on the idea that… — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
Everybody in the world is capable of democratic development. Some people in the world are unlucky enough to get stuck with really… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
The Only cure for nihilism is for liberal democratic societies - their electorates, their judiciary, and their political leadership- to insist that… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Good political leadership for me involves getting the big decisions right - however difficult, however controversial, however potentially divisive - and then… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
President Obama has been on the world stage for 10 years, and people know what he believes. He doesn't single out individual… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in… — Ralph Peters Copy Share Image
Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The effect of sanctions on the Russian economy are clear to everybody, first to the Russians and to the Russian leadership, and… — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
There is an undeniable economic and cultural disconnect between many of those who volunteer to serve and those who choose to remain… — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
The result of the revolution in Germany has been to establish a democracy in the best sense of the word. We are… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Public charities, foodbanks and church pantries are doing more than ever before, but they can't keep up with the need. We can… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
The Chinese public is deeply nationalist, which matters to China's unelected political leadership as much as U.S. nationalism does to American politicians.… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
“The ability of the Malay political leadership through UMNO to mobilize Malay public opinion caught the British by surprise. A people who… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For the longest time, the state discourse in Singapore has eschewed any reference to welfare. Similarly, the state has tended to place… — Pritam Singh Copy Share Image
“With intimidating financial resources and shrewd planning, the United Fruit Company thus deployed a platoon of lobbyists and publicists at a cost… — Stephen Schlesinger Copy Share Image
“Leadership has mostly been studied in the context of armies (military leadership), nations (political leadership) and business (corporate leadership), with good reason.… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
The nation's chronic weakness is its political system, which is nearing dysfunction. If the U.S. can elect better political leadership, it should… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
“They were following me because I was ahead of them, which is no way to choose a leader. Following someone simply because… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
Whether for good or evil, it is sadly inevitable that all political leadership requires the artifices of theatrical illusion. In the politics… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
Having served in the Nixon Administration, I am well aware of how the political leadership of an administration can try to politicize… — Frank Wolf Copy Share Image
“Bricks could be used to promote social progress. If we could amass enough bricks to build a prison big enough to cage… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
