The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows politicians to pick winners and losers,… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
“These guys, individually and collectively, created a new philanthropic form, which was movement philanthropy,” said Rob Stein, a progressive political strategist, speaking… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
I don't want to get into any politics about it but I just think if we are a nation that is all… — George Clarke Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
Unlike most government programs, Social Security and, in part, Medicare are funded by payroll taxes dedicated specifically to them. Some of the… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Politicians generally form alliances and not friendships. Individuals and institutions achieve their ends through continual barter. But deals are not bonds. Indeed,… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
The biggest roadblock to middle-class economic advancement is that governments confiscate more than a third of all family income. Each year the… — Thomas DiLorenzo Copy Share Image
“China has undergone an enormous transformation. But because the political system remains unchanged, the great changes in the economic and social sphere… — Yang Jisheng Copy Share Image
“At bottom, politics was a hullabaloo of equal and individual competitors who would only be guaranteed to cooperate for one cause: the… — Anthony Everitt Copy Share Image
Men will see in their king or in their rulers men like themselves perhaps unworthy or open to criticism, but they will… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
“The next thing I knew, the season of politics was over. Like a drooping flag on a windless day, the gigantic shock… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The traditional media [in China] is still heavily controlled by the government; social media offers an opening to let the steam out… — Yang Lan Copy Share Image
Having said that, Angela Merkel's electoral district is here [ in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania].And so, if Chancellor Merkel loses here, her party, which… — Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson Copy Share Image
“Although the press enjoys much more freedom of speech these days, and the internet provides the public with access to the world… — Insight Guides Copy Share Image
“There are, Jefferson said, two classes of “disputants” that are especially common. The “first is . . . young students . .… — Davidson Butler Copy Share Image
I had no inkling of how crazy the political life would turn out to be. You shuttle between your constituency and Ottawa,… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Pakistan is rich in sporting talent, but the only thing needed is to have sincere and honest administrators who should be held… — Jahangir Khan Copy Share Image
Russell's books should be bound in two colours, those dealing with mathematical logic in red - and all students of philosophy should… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Almost all of the governments have agreed that they will not acquire nuclear weapons and that they will allow the International Atomic… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step… — Dana Rohrabacher Copy Share Image
Politics and religion are topics that people tend to stay away from in their conversations, because they're polarising. But they are important… — Matt Lindland Copy Share Image
'An order is an order' was not an excuse to do the wrong thing. You couldn't just blindly follow a government order… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
Globalization and trade liberalization were supposed to make us all better off through the mechanism of trickle-down economics. What we seemed to… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
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“Over the past quarter century, the leaders of both the Democratic and the Republican political parties have perfected a remarkable system for… — Charles H. Ferguson Copy Share Image
The founders knew that foreign governments would try to meddle in our elections, meddle in our politics. And they did not want… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
Virtue is the habit of acting according to wisdom. GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ, "Felicity", Leibniz: Political Writings Virtue is harder to be got… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
As the 2012 elections approach the finish line, the chatter among columnists and political reporters is about upcoming books that take readers… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
Despots govern by terror. They know that he who fears God fears nothing else; and therefore they eradicate from the mind, through… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
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Hillary Clinton is in political trouble and perhaps even legal trouble over her use of private e-mail accounts and bypassing government-issued accounts… — Bob Beckel Copy Share Image
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There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall take the oath of office in the presence of the People… — Benjamin Harrison Copy Share Image
What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes… — Juan Somavia Copy Share Image
To seek out the best [persons to serve in the government] though the whole Union, we must resort to the information which… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political enemies, but they became fast friends. And when they passed away on the same day,… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Some vested interests have an inclination to tarnish the image of those in politics and there have been occasions when some people… — Pinarayi Vijayan Copy Share Image
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