Quotes About Government

Automatic law corrodes our freedom

In 2010, 70 percent of federal tax revenue was consumed by three entitlement programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security)

Mindless rules, not accountable officials, are the enemy of freedom.

Well, who knew? When they were elected. That they were crooks, I mean." "Pretty much everyone who didn't vote for them, Friedrich. And I suspect quite a few of the stupid fools who did. Which only makes it worse.

The colonel stood up. "I hope you enjoy your trip to Uruguay. Its government is stable, democratic, and politically mature. There's even a welfare state. Of course, the people are entirely European in origin. I believe they exterminated all the Indians. As a German, you should feel very much at home there.

minister, developed in importance during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

membership of the European Community (now the European Union) and the reforms introduced by a Labour government after 1997. In looking at change, there are

pursuing its own interests rather than the interests of the government as a whole.

Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell in the seventeenth

with a large parliamentary majority; the Conservative

measure of accord: One had to influence the other. In the formulation of public policy, government and groups could be seen increasingly as being inseparable. The twentieth century witnessed a remarkable growth in the number

Historically, these have included making treaties, the appointment and dismissal of ministers, dispensing

membership of the European Community (now the European Union) and the reforms introduced by a Labour government after 1997. In looking at change, there are essentially

one. It also may be characterized as a "multiple-check" system. A proposal emanating from one branch of government can be checked—that is, negated—by another. A

Until the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the committees were shrouded in secrecy. No details were given about them:

between the constitutional formality and the political reality. For example, ministers are responsible formally to the monarch. Because of the political changes wrought in the nineteenth century, they are by convention responsible now also to Parliament. By convention, the government

minutes and for monitoring the implementation of cabinet decisions. Previously, implementation had been very much dependent

arm's length. By the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure of office in 1990, the nature of government and of public debate and the division between public and private sectors had changed significantly. Political parties were forced to work on the basis of a new political agenda. Her successor as Conservative

turmoil and the legacy of an unpopular war with Iraq; the Conservative opposition looked likely to form the next government; and many of the constitutional reforms were no

politics over the past decade. The last edition was published in 2001. Since then, there has

members of the new parliament formed a coalition

Despite a marked increase in police funding, there

The British Polity Fifth Edition Philip Norto

and change within the British polity, I will stress the significance of the political culture. Before we proceed to an analysi