Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Experience in other countries shows how big money, rather than the best political candidate, can influence politics. ”

There's a culture inside the NHS that is highly paternalistic. You know, 'We give them the service and they are grateful.' We have to move to shared decision-making. ”

We know, in Wales or in England - you simply can't trust Labour on the NHS. In England, we are delivering for patients while Labour just use the NHS as a political football. We won't let them; we'll always fight for the NHS. ”

Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs. ”

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. ”

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments. ”

Every diminution of the public burdens arising from taxation gives to individual enterprise increased power and furnishes to all the members of our happy confederacy new motives for patriotic affection and support. ”

The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half. ”

I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion. ”

I do know that I don't want to see anybody legitimately have the excuse that they are not voting because their votes don't count. That can't happen - whether I'm the one impacted by that vote or not. ”