Come Quote by Charles Kennedy

The word "federalism" you might think that means federalism trumps everything; federalism means federal domination. It does not mean that. It means the exact…

— Rush Limbaugh

Nationalism is war. - in arguing to strengthen the federal powers of the European Union

— Francois Mitterrand

I'd like to see the argument made for greater worldwide federalism, not just the European Union.

— Ben Miller

“In examining the division of powers, as established by the Federal Constitution, remarking on the one hand the portion of sovereignty which has been…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

It is federal, because it is the government of States united in a political union, in contradistinction to a government of individuals, that is,…

— John C. Calhoun

Political union means transferring the prerogatives of national legislatures to the European parliament, which would then decide how to structure Europe's fiscal, banking, and…

— Barry Eichengreen

This is crossing the Rubicon, after which there will be no more sovereign states in Europe with fully-fledged governments and parliaments which represent legitimate…

— Vaclav Klaus

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power…

— Lord Acton

The interest which lay behind Federalism was that of well-to-do citizens in a stable political and social order, and this interest aroused them to…

— Herbert Croly

European government is a clear expression I still use, you need time, but step by step, as in the Austrian case, the European Commission…

— Romano Prodi

“Exactly the internal and external economic, social and even military or policing challenges are incentives for Europe to cope with the increasing threats of…

— Herbert Tombeur

It [the Euro] is a decisive step towards ever closer political and institutional union in Europe. Above all, it is political.

— Carlo Azeglio Ciampi