- Fossil
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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
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
If someone doesn't like Saudi Arabia's human rights record, that doesn't mean that you are in any way attacking Muslims. You're attacking a government's policies and track record.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pakistan is rich in sporting talent, but the only thing needed is to have sincere and honest administrators who should be held accountable by the government. Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.
- Chaos
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then the government sends out its army, in the name of this democracy, and leaves behind the kind of chaos we see in Iraq.
- Better Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is in all our interests that the government, when buying goods or services, pays the lowest price.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
A decision by the government to arm the rebels in Syria ought to be taken as carefully as one to commit British troops. It is akin to war, albeit by proxy, and must be treated with equal seriousness and meet the tests for a just war.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Supermarkets have contributed as much to increasing the standard of living in the United Kingdom as almost any government policy. They bring a level of convenience and quality that was unknown to previous generations at a highly competitive price because of their buying power.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Freedom rests on a rational distrust of government; government will always use its power to benefit the incumbent administration.
- Financial
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- Nov 07, 2020
As with the government failures that made 9/11 possible, neglecting to prevent the crash of '08 was a sin of omission - less the result of deregulation per se than of disbelief in financial regulation as a legitimate mechanism.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where Reagan channeled disenchantment with overweening government, Obama symbolized America's transformation into a multiracial country.
- Embraces
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- Nov 07, 2020
Northeastern conservatism is moderate, accepts the modern welfare state, and dislikes mixing religion with politics. Western conservatism is hawkish, hates government, and embraces individual freedom. Southern conservatism is populist, draws on evangelical Christianity, and plays upon racial resentments.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Southern conservatives care about government's moral stance but don't mind when it spends freely on behalf of their constituents. Western conservatives, by contrast, are soft-libertarians who want government out of people's way on principle.
- Method
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- Nov 07, 2020
Paternalism is the method of government activism most amenable to an impoverished public sector.
- Nov 07, 2020