- Keep
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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
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's disingenuous for people to talk in their living rooms about government collapsing, the possibility of total anarchy, but when someone says it in public, it's so terrifying they have to persecute that person.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
We enter the government essentially in a hotel that is on fire. We're throwing people from the windows into the pool to save their lives and this is the evaluation of the Olympic diving committee: Well, the splash was too big.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
My government is committed to carrying out electoral reforms. It is our firm resolve to keep criminal elements away from power.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must remember that democracy works when given time to develop, mature and deliver. People must have access to information for informed debate. Government institutions must treat citizens fairly, and with dignity, while responding to their needs.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
MPs are members in Delhi Development Authority. They can improve land allotment in schools, colleges, hospitals. MPs head the district-wise committee on monitoring how government bodies function. So, incrementally, MPs on their own can improve the situation.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
Safety and security in East Delhi is a very big concern, and this is an across-class concern. It isn't an issue that one segment faces and another does not... But because Delhi Police comes under the central government, there are virtually no steps being taken.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Delhi government doesn't have the power to open new colleges. Once Delhi gets full statehood, this is a very big issue that will be solved.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Political parties usually accept funding from large industrialists and are then obliged to bow down to the demands of these individuals. When the government is funded by people's money, it will work for the people.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who sends their children now to government schools usually does it because they can't afford private education. I went to a government college where 350 out of 400 girls said their brothers go to private schools.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Under a democratic form of government, the people elect legislators and ministers to fulfil their policies. The role of the ministers is to give directions. The role of the bureaucracy is to implement those directions. If those who have to do the implementation are on strike, no policies can actually be implemented.
- Departments
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- Nov 07, 2020