Quotes About Governance

Our national political campaigns never stop. We seem convinced that majorities exist to impose their will with few concessions and that minorities exist to prevent the party in power from doing anything important. That's not how we were meant to govern.

What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job?

Positioning one leader against another is not necessarily how our democracy functions. We do not directly elect the president or the prime minister. We choose parties based on their policies, and their efficacy depends on how well they implement their policies.

We don't need bipartisanship, we need application of principle.

It is a fundamental principle that every institution must be accountable to an authority which is independent of that institution. Yet somehow, the judiciary has propagated a view that the judiciary can only be accountable to itself.

We have to abandon liberal methods and principles of organizing a society.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

That's something I believe in as the Republican chair - that we have to continue outreach to every American because I firmly believe our policies and our principles and the way we govern is better for every American.

I tend to think that free-market conservative principles are the best ones for the CEO of a state.

People are calling on me to put corrupt people into prison. Where do you start?

Our democracies are increasingly captured by a ruling class that seeks to perpetuate its privileges.

We need to really be careful to not just be responsive to whatever happens with Trump, but to be proactive on things people elected us to do.

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

Corruption is Africa's greatest problem. Not poverty. Not lack of riches. Not racism.

I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.

The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic.

We so often tend to think our democracies are ruled by procedures and laws, but they are also governed by implicit rules and assumptions and one of them is the ability to feel shame - that you can be shamed.

Our country is governed by the rule of law and our procedures are based on law.

Running a democratic country is one of the most difficult things for any government.

Banks need to have large shareholders on the board that have a direct interest in their performance.

I'm willing to have two directors on the DuPont board, me being one of them.

There is dirty politics in sports federations.

People of the country are totally disappointed with the administration of Narendra Modi.

When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.