Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Whether I'll get the chance to write fiction, I don't know. I could do political conspiracy thrillers, couldn't I? With an investigative journalist as the heroine. ”

It is scrutiny by the general public that keeps the powerful honest. ”

When journalism is treated as just another widget in a commercial enterprise, the focus isn't on truth, verification or public good, but productivity and output. ”

The royal family are protected from public accountability by law. ”

CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public domain about the costs, quantity and effectiveness of surveillance. ”

I'm not in public service, nor do I ever plan to be, but I give back in my own way. ”

Political service is important because it's about helping others help themselves. That was engrained in me from a young child. ”

When I hear things like 'unpatriotic,' I just chalk it up to a lot of political rhetoric. ”

I am not a public speaker and never will be. ”

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. ”