Constant Quote by Jimmy Wales

Governments are necessarily continuing concerns. They have to keep going in good times and in bad. They therefore need a wide margin of safety.…

— Calvin Coolidge

Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little. . . .…

— Woodrow Wilson

My view is that we're entering into a situation of enormous instability, insecurity, fragility.

— Tony Blair

So not only do we need to deal with threats as they emerge, we have to be thinking in anticipation of future threats, and…

— Janet Napolitano

I think governments are quietly terrified. There's massive unemployment, a recession they don't know how to deal with, and the measures they've taken are…

— Simon Critchley

A government must always be prepared for the unexpected.

— P. Chidambaram

There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in…

— Robert Dale Owen

Our world needs to move from managing crises to preventing them in the first place. Too often, the world responds too late and too…

— Antonio Guterres

Security has to be, and has long been, our government's top priority. It is imperative that we continue to diligently watch for potential threats…

— Brad Schneider

Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is…

— Harry S. Truman

When governments work well, they safeguard citizens' health, well-being, resilience and security, and they increase prosperity. To do this, they must respond effectively to…

— Mark Walport

I fear that, as conditions worsen, many will react to the failures of too much government by calling for even more government. Then there…

— Neal A. Maxwell