Allowed Quote by Irwin Redlener

To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster.

— Robert A. Heinlein

If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster is not left to…

— Norman Ralph Augustine

Disaster management should be coordinated by the federal government, .. It is our exact responsibility.

— Alcee Hastings

I don't trust an organization that would make policy out of fear.

— Melissa de la Cruz

This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with…

— David Plouffe

Any big organization can be subverted by governments or multinational special interests. They have the resources to cast doubt and fear over any group…

— Arlo Guthrie

The fragility created by protracted conflicts, resulting in destroyed cities and dramatically insufficient services, is not something that humanitarian organizations can address comprehensively. Only…

— Peter Maurer

We need to do what I call visionary organizing. Recognize that in every crisis, people do not respond like a school of fish. Some…

— Grace Lee Boggs

There is just no substitute for seeing a disaster area firsthand and getting the chance to speak in person to victims and responders.

— Chris Murphy

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough…

— Petra Nemcova

What we ought not do is play politics with those who've been afflicted by disasters. This should not be controversial. Stop playing politics, do…

— David Plouffe

Every organization must be prepared to abandon everything it does to survive in the future.

— Peter Drucker