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Local Quotes by Dick Thornburgh
- Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto Rico…
- However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and…
- The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed…
- The capacity of the commonwealth government created under the local constitution to exercise governmental powers in local affairs is like that of local government in…
- Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have used the tools provided by their own local constitution to…
More Local Quotes
- Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone. — A. R. Ammons
- Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help. — Alvin Adams
- There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'… — Seth Shostak
- Our garden was debated territory between five local cats, and we'd heard that the best way to keep other cats out of… — Terry Pratchett
- Local television and local TV news isn't telling the voters about local candidates. — Reed Hundt
- Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your… — Peter Abelard
- It would not do for the consumer to know that the hamburger she is eating came from a steer who spent much… — Leonard Sweet
- I guess I would definitely feel a bit of a void in what people are getting from music these days. And I… — Ben Lovett