Quotes about govern
government world may
We may feel genuinely concerned about world conditions, though such a concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. Karen Horney
government intellectual mind
Friedrich Hayek, who died on March 23, 1992 at age 92, was arguably the greatest social scientist of the twentieth century. By the time of his death, his fundamental way of thought had supplanted the system of John Maynard Keynes - his chief intellectual rival of the century - in the battle since the 1930s for the minds of economists and the policies of governments. Julian Simon
government roles neutrality
Net neutrality was essential for our economy; it was essential to preserve freedom and openness, both for economic reasons and free speech reasons, and the government had a role in ensuring that Internet freedom was protected. Julius Genachowski
government hell fright
The only good government... Is a bad one in a hell of a fright. Joyce Cary
government police degrees
Incidentally, our railroad facilities are under video surveillance by the federal police. However, the federal and state governments will have to determine whether video surveillance shouldn't be significantly expanded to a certain degree. Otto Schily
government looks waiver
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward. Otto von Bismarck
government house nursery
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery. Otto von Bismarck
government people plot
He obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the nation escaped the plots of the foreign financiers. They understood at once, that the United States would escape their grip. The death of Lincoln was resolved upon. Otto von Bismarck
government cost target
I will set a target for the reduction of (government) employees ... I will implement the reduction of the total personnel costs of the employees. Junichiro Koizumi
government years organization
The implications of the transfer of full sovereignty from separate nations to a World Organization. . .Political unification in some sort of World Government will be required. . .Even though. . . any radical eugenic policy will be for many years politically and psychologically impossible, with the greatest care, and that the public mind is informed of the issues at stake so that much that now is unthinkable may at least become thinkable. Julian Huxley
government people enough-time
If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government. Judy Woodruff
government entertainment
This is government. There is no entertainment. Judy Davis
government long political
As long as the government can arbitrarily decide which substances are legal and which are illegal, then those who remain behind bars for illegal substances are political prisoners Paul Krassner
government australia done
If this Government cannot get the adjustment, get manufacturing going again, and keep moderate wage outcomes and a sensible economic policy, then Australia is basically done for. We will end up being a third rate economy... a banana republic. Paul Keating
government position
You just can't have a position where some pumped up bunyip potentate dismisses an elected government. Paul Keating
government two australia-day
You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum. Paul Keating
government unemployment benefits
Generous unemployment benefits can increase both structural and frictional unemployment. So government policies intended to help workers can have the undesirable side effect of raising the natural rate of unemployment. Paul Krugman
government income cost
Governments do not necessarily act in the national interest, especially when making detailed microeconomic interventions. Instead, they are influenced by interest group pressures. The kinds of interventions that new trade theory suggests can raise national income will typically raise the welfare of small, fortunate groups by large amounts, while imposing costs on larger, more diffuse groups. Paul Krugman
government people care
It’s not about the budget; it’s about the power...So will the attack on unions succeed? I don’t know. But anyone who cares about retaining government of the people by the people should hope that it doesn’t. Paul Krugman
government cheese taste
I can describe to you the taste of government cheese. John Scalzi
government force monopoly
The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable John Perry Barlow
government sight magic
One can imagine the government's problem. This is all pretty magical stuff to them. If I were trying to terminate the operations of a witch coven, I'd probably seize everything in sight. How would I tell the ordinary household brooms from the getaway vehicles? John Perry Barlow
government vision wealth-creation
Romney is right that the Obama vision is too centered on government. But his is too centered on the promotion of business and wealth creation at the expense of everything else. John Podhoretz
government president executive-power
Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president whose love of government is his most vulnerable spot with the electorate. John Podhoretz
government would-be debt
The thing is, Obama is right that it would be a calamity for the government to default on its debt by not meeting its obligations. Such a thing has never happened and can't be allowed to happen. John Podhoretz
government needs british
The British government needs to bring its system in Ireland under control. Martin McGuinness
government giving decision
Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require. Martin McGuinness
government justice wild-geese
Wild Goose exemplifies how the Evangelical Left translates 'social justice' into Big Government and pacifism. Mark Tooley
government trying lessons
One lesson of Sept. 11 is that a government that tries to do everything is likely to do most of it badly. Mark Steyn
government years essence
The essence of a government health care system - for people who have never lived under it and don't know - is waiting, waiting, waiting. You wait for everything. You wait for years for operations that are routine in America. Mark Steyn
government care minutes
The minute health care becomes a huge, unwieldy, expensive government bureaucracy it's a permanent feature of life and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Mark Steyn
government europe growth
The progressive Left can be in favor of Big Government or population control but not both. The mutual incompatibility is about to plunge Europe into societal collapse. There is no precedent in human history for economic growth on declining human capital - and that's before anyone invented unsustainable welfare systems. Mark Steyn
government citizens bigs
Big government makes small citizens. Mark Steyn