John Burns
John Burns
John Elliot Burnswas an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman. After retiring from politics, he developed an expertise in London history and coined the phrase "The Thames is liquid history". When the Liberal cabinet made a decision for war on 2 August 1914, he resigned and played no...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth20 October 1858
When I have to mount a staircase I climb up step by step. If I want to go up ten stairs at a time I break my neck - and that is not my intention.
I think he's got the best chance of beating the current administration, better than (Steve) Forbes, better than McCain,
Remember the match girls who won their strike and formed a union; take courage from the gas stokers who only a few weeks ago won the eight hour day.
I don't want boys to use bad language.
God forbid if something were to happen to one of them, it's going to be him washing his hands of the blood, not me. He can go explain to the family why he didn't sign this bill.
Those of us who have covered wars here and there over the past 15, 20, 25 years have to struggle to think of anywhere where we've seen such a relentless brutality,
Voting should go quickly once people learn how to use the touch screen. It's better in a whole lot of ways than printed ballots. An election can be certified in two days. It should also minimize recounts. The old paper ballot machines would sometimes miscount the ballot and sometimes two ballots would go through instead of one. The touch screen will leave a paper audit trail and recover everything each voter does.
I believe the proper business of a Municipality is to do for the individual merged in the mass what the individual cannot do so well alone.
The stars are aligned for another good year right now. We have a strong economy and very little construction (of new homes). That's a recipe for continued price appreciation.
Home prices in metro Phoenix are down or flat now. Investors are selling. Listings are up. The market definitely is cooling.
Generating on-site is starting to make more sense.
I have talked to them at length about it in my office.
In a real positive way, what it's required is that we stretch ourselves beyond traditional program boundaries.
I'm excited about it. I'm not sure how many applicants there were, but it felt good for my hard work to be recognized internationally.