Quotes about "Politics & Government"

If you don't live in an area with good public schools, you can move to a different place if you have the financial means to do so. ”

Our nation's commitment is to provide a quality education to every child to serve the public common good. Accordingly, we must shift the paradigm to think of education funding as investments made in individual children, not in institutions or buildings. ”

I will not put the life of an American service member on the line unless that is the option of last resort. ”

Privatization of assets that most of us consider public goods - like airports and highways - has a long, often-uncontroversial history. ”

Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public participation is limited to voting. ”

Network technology has irrevocably changed campaigning and elections. It has the potential to transform governance and the workings of our democracy for the better. ”

Any of us in the public eye must remember: Never, ever believe your own press, and pray to develop a hypersensitive gag reflex regarding your own importance. ”

We need more leadership at every level: federal, state, and local. ”

There's stigmas attached to anything that makes you, in the public's eye, seem weak. So of course, you know, you're in a business where your image, and the way people perceive you, you are taught, is important. ”

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy. ”