Quotes about "Politics & Government"

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. ”

Now, the downside to conservation is that so much is done for the public, which almost always mars the environment that one wanted to conserve. ”

For starters, this country embodies something utterly unique: History's first democratic empire. Beginning in the post war era, we have used free trade and democracy to create a series of interlocking relationships that end war. ”

Governments, whether right or left, have become commissioners-in-chief, nudging and cajoling networks into preferred business models without the slightest sensitivity or awareness of what the public wants or the TV industry is capable of. ”

We don't live with the community of yesteryear. And we don't enjoy the public services Europeans do. So we turn to the market. Once we do, we find that service providers raise the standards of personal life, so that we come to feel we need them to live our 'best' personal lives. ”

Big money is ruining the political system. ”

It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest. ”

There's a great public disinclination toward politicians. ”

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. ”

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate. ”