Governments Quotes

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We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments. — Michelle Bachelet
I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more. — Antonio Banderas
Fear is the foundation of most governments. — John Adams
Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. — Henry Ward Beecher
By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein. — Carol Bellamy
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and… — Pope Benedict XVI
On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always gone… — Kate Adie
As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct… — John Berger
It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios. — Julie Bishop
If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments;… — Michael Bloomberg
Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile neighboring governments. — John Boehner
Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or… — James Buchan
People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their taxes… — David Cameron
I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to… — David Cameron
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and… — Margaret Chan
Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations. — Hugo Chavez
Governments don't control people like they used to. — Noam Chomsky
I think that the days when newspaper barons could basically click their fingers and governments would snap to attention have gone. — Nick Clegg
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have… — Kofi Annan

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