Quotes About Policy

Are we going to lead the world with strength and in accordance with our values? That's what I intend to do.

We are keen to stress that a strong euro zone is good for a strong United Kingdom. It's not for us to write the changes that the euro zone needs to embark on.

Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

Taxing profits is tantamount to taxing success.

The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools

There is a policy in manner. I have heard one, not inexperienced in the pursuit of fame, give it his earnest support, as being the surest passport to absolute and brilliant success.

Any policy is a success by sufficiently low standards and a failure by sufficiently high standards.

The economic success of the Reagan Administration was largely dependent upon the pyramiding of massive debt and the siphoning of capital from the rest of the world.

Le roi  ! Je le croyais assez philosophe pour comprendre qu'il n'y a pas de meurtre en politique.

Jefferson went still further, and he introduced a maxim into the policy of the Union, which affirms that the Americans ought never to solicit any privileges from foreign nations, in order not to be obliged to grant similar privileges themselves.

Parties are a necessary evil in free governments.

Many people do not even know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare and simply consider them entitlement program, as if tax breaks and corporate subsidies aren't entitlements by another name.

A society can be Pareto optimal and still perfectly disgusting.

CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.

An army is an instrument of government. It must be used in such a way that it furthers the interests of government. Otherwise what use is it? Only an extremely costly machine for … minting medals.

America doesn't have health insurance.

We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated.

I believe in health care reform.

I believe that it is irresponsible, it is basically part of the crisis of leadership in D.C. to not look at Social Security and understand that there has got to be a solution posed. We've got to take a look at it and make sure that we create a solution so our seniors aren't left out in the cold.

On July 26, 1948, Truman issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces: It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale.

The Truman Doctrine was not a declaration of war, but the recognition of a cold war with the Soviet Union that had already begun.

Imported consumer goods were either banned or enormously expensive due to high tariffs,

It is the job of governments to resist entrepreneurs' lobbying until basic developmental objectives have been achieved.

It is also worth recalling that tranquil Singapore maintains what is probably the highest rate of state executions in the world, well ahead of China or Saudi Arabia.32