Quotes about "Politics & Government"

One of the greatest challenges of democracies today is the question of financing campaigns. It's a tremendous challenge. Obviously I think the solution is to have the governments pay for all the campaigns and not to have any private contributions. ”

More dangerous than voting for change... is that people no longer vote because they have lost trust not only in governments but in democracy. ”

Our work at the OECD shows that migration, if well managed, can spur growth and innovation. Unfortunately, in the past, migration has not always been well managed: migrants have been concentrated in ghetto-like conditions, with few public services or employment prospects. ”

Principles of fair and equitable treatment included in many treaties are uncontroversial as general principles of good public governance. ”

Even today with the public's growing interest in food and diet issues, politicians rarely include food as part of their political platforms. ”

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process. ”

T20 in international cricket can almost be paid lip-service at times, with one game tagged on to the end of an ODI series or a long tour - sometimes it can feel like there is no point in playing it. ”

I don't think about being a public persona too much - I just get on with what I'm doing. ”

There used to be a tradition within the Hispanic community that, regardless of your political party, you would support undocumented immigrants. That ended with Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. ”

I want to get paid for my services. ”