Affair Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

We are concerned in public affairs, but immersed in our private ones.

— Walter Lippmann

We need nearly every department, with the exception of police, fire and rescue, to look at what they can cut. Maybe there are some…

— Don Williams

Too much of power has got concentrated in the hands of the Central and state governments.

— Arvind Kejriwal

We have made a concerted effort to build new bonds of trust and communication between the governor's office and other corners of society. It's…

— Wes Moore

I hope that we increasingly shift power to local governments.

— Zephyr Teachout

In nearly a decade in city government, I have learned that the easiest thing to do in government is nothing. And in trying to…

— Michelle Wu

We've had a difficult legacy of 40 years, and cleaning up is not going to be a one day job. But we are engaged…

— Ashraf Ghani

“The assumption that the city, the state, or even the federal government has the plans and the wherewithal to handle this particular crisis is…

— Ted Koppel

The issues that most impact the average person are made at the local level.

— Erin Brockovich

The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.

— Nikolai Gogol

Our community is like many around the country that have, as the gentleman from New York referenced, sophisticated planning and zoning regulations. These are…

— Earl Blumenauer

Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and from under…

— Thomas Jefferson