Government Quote by Ivan Krastev Download Open image “As a rule, governments monitor people.” — Ivan Krastev ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Government Governments Monitor People Politics Rule
Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Laws and regulations are supposed to restrict the kind of surveillance governments do. In fact, the U.S. government is quite restricted in what kind… — Mikko Hypponen Copy Share Image
“A prime justification for surveillance—that it’s for the benefit of the population—relies on projecting a view of the world that divides citizens into categories… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Government surveillance, with its invasive reach into the private lives of citizens, is an egregious violation of the principles that underpin a free and… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
“Surveillance is surveillance. I can never understand why some people think it matters whether it's the government doing it to you or a company.” — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
Some members of Congress will claim that the federal government needs the power to monitor Americans in order to allow the government to operate… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
We, or I, cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it. — Sepp Blatter Copy Share Image
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent.… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and marginalized who… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together,… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
[It's] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The United States and Russia probably do not have common aims and dreams, but they have common worries: Both Washington and Moscow are concerned… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
True, Putin's Russia does not dream of joining the E.U., but Russia's stability depends on preserving the European nature of its regime. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation. — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
Remember, until the 1970s, the spread of democracy has always been accompanied by the decline of inequality. The more democratic our societies have been,… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
“The global population of Earth are involved in the following corporate government experiments: The long term effects of - 1. Nuclear bomb fallout radiation.… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard… — Matthew Lesko Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government. — John Kennedy Copy Share Image
Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say' method which… — Greg Perry Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
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