Quotes About Policy

Whatever may be advanced by philosophers to the contrary, I am of opinion that, as to nations, the old maxim, that "honesty is the best policy," is a sheer and ruinous mistake. It might have answered well enough in the honest times when it was made; but, in these degenerate days, if a nation pretends to rely merely upon the justice of its dealings, it will fare something like the honest man who fell among thieves, and found his honesty a poor protection against bad company. Such

After 20 years on the bench I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement.

Widespread fears, even if they are unreasonable, should not be ignored by policy makers. Rational or not, fear is painful and debilitating, and policy makers must endeavor to protect the public from fear, not only from real dangers.

students of policy have noted that the availability heuristic helps explain why some issues are highly salient in the public's mind while others are neglected. People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media.

Rational or not, fear is painful and debilitating, and policy makers must endeavor to protect the public from fear, not only from real dangers.

For example, students of policy have noted that the availability heuristic helps explain why some issues are highly salient in the public's mind while others are neglected. People tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memory—and this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media.

policy is ultimately about people, what they want and what is best for them.

The objective of policy should be to reduce human suffering. We aim for a lower U-index in society. Dealing with depression and extreme poverty should be a priority." "The easiest way to increase happiness is to control your use of time. Can you find more time to do the things you enjoy doing?" "Beyond the satiation level of income, you can buy more pleasurable experiences, but you will lose some of your ability to enjoy the less expensive ones.

Your political preference determines the arguments that you find compelling. If you like the current health policy, you believe its benefits are substantial and its costs more manageable than the costs of alternatives. If you are a hawk in your attitude toward other nations, you probably think they are relatively weak and likely to submit to your country's will.

An adjuster is assigned to the claim—just as the underwriter was assigned, because she happens to be available. The adjuster gathers the facts of the case and provides an estimate of its ultimate cost to the company. The same adjuster then takes charge of negotiating with the claimant's representative to ensure that the claimant receives the benefits promised in the policy while also protecting the company from making excessive payments.

the frame that has traditionally been used in the United States—miles per gallon—provides very poor guidance to the decisions of both individuals and policy makers.

The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design.

Vale lembrar que, até a década de 1960, havia uma ideia disseminada de que os indígenas, do jeito que estava sendo conduzida a política de Estado, não chegariam a conhecer o século XXI. Tal ideia estava baseada na visão integracionista, que profetizava que os indígenas aceitariam sua condição de neobrasileiros e passariam a viver uma vida mais apropriada aos princípios da 'civilização'.

America's innate uneasiness with death from above. It ill accords with the values of a democratic republic.

The time may have come when the issue of race could benefit from a period of "benign neglect."

The issue of race could benefit from a period of benign neglect.

The CIA program known as "extraordinary rendition," the practice of clandestinely transferring suspected terrorists from one country to another for the purposes of incarceration or interrogation, has been well documented. It was put into place not by President George W. Bush but by his predecessor, Bill Clinton.

An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

Politics is the process by which a society chooses the rules that will govern it.

I don't need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform.

The primary function of the government is to spew out paper

The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

The building of publicly funded stadiums has become a substitue for anything resembling an urban policy.