Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Traditionally, in America, we have accountability as kind of a key feature of each branch of government in some way. So, you know, you obviously have to run for office. Or if you're a judge, you've got to be nominated by political officials and so on. ”

Independence sounds good in theory, but in practice, it is mutually exclusive with accountability. The more independence you give a prosecutor, the less you make that prosecutor accountable to the public and regular checks and balances. ”

Institutionalizing dissent in our agencies moves us toward a healthier democracy and helps fulfill our founders' vision. ”

I didn't go to fancy schools or come from money or from a family that valued law or public speaking in any shape or form. ”

The idea that the special counsel regulations, which were written to provide the public with confidence against a coverup, would empower an attorney general to restrict disclosure in an investigation of the president is a nonstarter. ”

Every time a president invokes executive privilege, there are three relevant audiences he has to think about: the courts, Congress, and the public. ”

The fear of public speaking is a primal fear. You can train your body to not be crazy when you're doing it, but it truly is a primal fear. ”

Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable. ”

Women in most countries have not achieved much, because they can't be liberated under the patriarchal, capitalist, imperialist and military system that determines the way we live now, and which is governed by power, not justice, by false democracy, not real freedom. ”

In history, the millions win; that is democracy. ”