Quotes About Community

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system

People ask me if I miss the States. I miss African Americans. But not the U.S. government or all the things they put me through. I miss African American culture, our speech, dance and cooking.

Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.

Nowhere has democracy ever worked well without a great measure of local self-government, providing a school of political training for the people at large as much as for their future leaders.

Politicians who lack the vision to lead the community on big issues like public transport often hide their inaction by blaming other levels of government when anyone complains.

In the end the problem isn't that you have the wrong sort of government for the People, but that you have the wrong sort of People.

The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my father and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things.

The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to both, as well as to the general interests of the community at large.

The social entrepreneurs are governments' best friends.

The same government that brought you urban renewal is likely to make an even worse mess of suburban renewal.

There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy

Government should be a place where people can come together, and no one gets left behind. No one…gets left behind. An instrument of good.

The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.

If governments do not ensure that, the peoples through their own efforts will ensure these changes, what we call communitarian socialism.

If the private sectors are about markets and the public sectors are about governments, then the plural sector is about communities.

Businesses should be focused on business and social responsibility should be government responsibility.

The error is in the assumption that the General Government is a party to the constitutional compact. The States ... formed the compact, acting as sovereign and independent communities.

Socialism isn't just a list of economic prescriptions for government. Perhaps above all, socialism is a moral view.

Defend the church. Defend the family. Defend the non-profit community. Defend them against a government that wants to weaken them.

If we want the nation to move ahead, then we'll have to leave behind the thinking that Government will do everything...we all need to collectively devote to make our country move forward.

But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.

We act not for ourselves but for the whole human race. The event of our experiment is to show whether man can be trusted with self - government.

I am a strong believer in grass roots communities, but I also believe government resources, when available, should be equally available to all people.