Quotes About Reform

My experience and research has led me to the regrettable conclusion that our system of mass incarceration functions more like a caste system than a system of crime prevention or control.

I think what Americans need and what Mainers need more than anything is government that functions and I think that the filibuster prevents us from functioning and making progress on issues.

It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.

Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.

We will pay a heavy price if we insist on navigating the 21st century with a 20th century mindset.

I think all priests should be married.

I think generally, Pope Benedict did a good job cleaning up the way the church handled abusive priests but didn't go far enough in how he handled bishops who enabled them.

We have a legal immigration system that's outdated, it's primarily based on whether you have family members living here. In the 21st century, it has to be more of a merit-based system, and that is why our legal immigration system is in need of modernization.

Money is not our primary aim. Changing the behavior and the practice of the gun industry is.

Michael Gove was one of the worst things to ever happen to the education system in this country. David Cameron is the worst Prime Minister this country has ever had.

My father established the first women's university in the kingdom, abolished slavery, and tried to establish a constitutional monarchy that separates the position of king from that of prime minister.

Prime minister Manmohan Singh has put the country on global platform by adopting the right economic measures.

In Kuwait there is already a real, elected parliament with genuine power, but the prime minister is always a member of the ruling al-Sabah family. That must end.

No matter who the prime minister is, incremental changes take place. The economy moves on.

As prime minister, I was conscious of walking in Whitlam's footsteps as our government set about creating a companion to Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Please remember, Modi as a Prime Minister has destroyed the economy through demonetisation and GST.

I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton.

I will restore a government based on principle and justice.

We must stand on principle and practicality, and we should be very clear that a policy aimed at driving out 10 or 11 million people is not a good one.

I think there should be a major cut in the power of government to interfere in the day-to-day running of our schools. I want this because our guiding principle is that schools run schools best.

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

Corruption is one of the high priorities of my agenda.

My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly.

First and foremost, immigration is important to me. I think immigration has implications for everything else that is done. So securing the border, that would be priority one for me. That is, to me, most important.