Balance Quote by Thomas Frank

The business of government is justice.

— Millicent Fenwick

Since the business of politics is the conciliation of differing interests, justice must not merely be done, but to be seen to be done.

— Bernard Crick

The justice system is a foundation of our existence as a democratic society. I will not be the one to soften its bite. But…

— Ayelet Shaked

In the United States especially, politics and economics don’t mix well. Politicians have all sorts of reasons to pass all sorts of laws that,…

— Anonymous

We need to prioritize ending the influence of corporate special interests and secret money on politicians by limiting the amount of money they can…

— Tina Smith

It's encouraging to watch bipartisan leaders from different states recognize the need for fair and rational legislation focused on creating second chances for those…

— Michael G. Rubin

It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts.

— Jerrold Nadler

The primary source of waste in government is that legislators are often under heavy pressure to vote for projects that will benefit their campaign…

— Robert H. Frank

Whenever competition is feasible it is, for all its imperfections, superior to regulation as a means of serving the public interest.

— Alfred Kahn

The money needed to run for office, the money spent on lobbying by special interests, the ever increasing economic disparity and the well-funded legislative…

— Neil Young

Every special interest is entitled to justice - full, fair, and complete... but not one is entitled to a vote in Congress, to a…

— Theodore Roosevelt

People are offering competing visions of what happened in the past. And the justice system is willing to accept either of those competing visions…

— Scott Turow