![Hurricane [Katrina] hit the Gulf Coast and destroyed much of the Gulf Coast - that was an act of God ... Now what happened to New Orleans, that was a complete failure of the federal government. Complete negligence by the feds.](/assets/img/quote-photos/hurricane-katrina-hit-the-gulf-coast-and-destroyed-much-of-the-gulf-coast-tha.jpg)
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government people should
People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Alan Moore
government giving enemy
In the time of Mrs Thatcher the church, to give it its due, spoke out and was an enemy of the Conservative government. Alan Green
government favors corruption
In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell. Alan Greenspan
government purpose regulators
The guiding purpose of the government regulator is to prevent rather than to create something.
government support political
Stripped of its academic jargon, the welfare state is nothing more than a mechanism by which governments confiscate the wealth of the productive members of a society to support a wide variety of welfare schemes. A substantial part of the confiscation is effected by taxation. But the welfare statists were quick to recognize that if they wished to retain political power, the amount of taxation had to be limited and they had to resort to programs of massive deficit spending, i.e., they had to borrow money,by issuing government bonds, to finance welfare expenditures on a large scale.
government self credit
We are in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami. Central banks and governments are being required to take unprecedented measures. Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders' equity are in a state of shocked disbelief.
government giving needs
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution. Al Sharpton
government america united-states
If we have any problems, it's always with the government of the United States. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
government opportunity work
We want the opportunity to work with the government on this. Andy Troszok
new-orleans towns
New Orleans in an amazing town. Benjamin Walker
new-orleans people black
The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black. Charles Rangel
new-orleans giving tragedy
We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.
new-orleans years towns
For a while I was living in New Orleans for like 4, 5 years. I had just come back to town. Delta Burke
new-orleans
There are a lot of places I like, but I like New Orleans better. Bob Dylan
new-orleans air people
I fell in love with the place! You know, the people, the bourbon, the music... it's in the air. It's something you can't describe on camera. Brad Pitt
new-orleans trying treasure
You could spend your life trying to uncover all the treasures in New Orleans and not even scratch the surface. It's such an amazing place. Blake Lively
new-orleans trials murder
Bureaucracy has committed murder here in the greater New Orleans area, and bureaucracy has to stand trial before Congress now. Aaron Broussard
new-orleans progress pace
To get to New Orleans you don't pass through anywhere else. That geographical location, being aloof, lets it hold onto the ritual of its own pace more than other places that have to keep up with the progress. Allen Toussaint
hurricanes strikes harder
Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.
hurricanes wave form
Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms. Anton Chekhov
hurricanes natural disaster
Hurricane Katrina is without question the worst natural disaster in American history,. Douglas Brinkley
hurricanes littles never-quit
Working with Mel Gibson is a little like waltzing with a hurricane. It's always exciting, and you're never quite sure where it's going to take you. Jim Caviezel
hurricanes sometimes save-me
Because sometimes I live in a hurricane of words and not one of them can save me. Naomi Shihab Nye
hurricanes reports
Reports of a hurricane are unfounded. Michael Fish