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- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
Testimony, accountability and risk assessment.
These "government" quotes come largely from public testimony and accountability — speakers describing appearances before Congress and the basic expectation that citizens deserve clear answers from officials. For related themes, see Business quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Guarding
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- Nov 07, 2020
Agribusiness - with its wicked powerful lobby and its infiltration of top bureaucratic posts - essentially runs roughshod over the government agencies that are supposed to monitor it. It's the rich fox guarding the filthy, overcrowded henhouse.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you say no to cruel factory farm practices, only then will the government say yes to change.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was gross enough for fast food restaurants to ban, but apparently our government wants so-called pink slime to be a staple in your kids' lunches.
- Pink
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- Nov 07, 2020
USDA says pink slime, which is made of cow connective tissue and other scraps and then treated with ammonia to kill the salmonella, e Coli, potentially, the U.S. Government says it's totally safe.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Why are kids being inundated with food that is not good for them, when we're suffering from an obesity crisis? Is the U.S. government talking out of both sides of its mouth, promoting bad food while telling us not to eat it?
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is much to be wished that one had a post that knew what it was doing again; and lawmakers that knew what they were doing. If I were the Government, I should feel rather ashamed of making regulations one month and unmaking them the next.
- Citizen
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- Nov 07, 2020
But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.
- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.
- Brave
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can't challenge the man I'm with if means I'm going to end up alone.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government is a very large constructor. They have schools, colleges, hospitals and courts, offices. We are trying to influence the public works department to adopt green buildings.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020