Quotes About Government

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort.

The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.

The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets.

The more princes abstain from touching the wealth of their people, the greater will be their resources in the wants of the state.

Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action.

We don't have a crisis of leadership in Washington. We have a crisis of followership.

If you don't know the difference between dictatorship and leadership then you got to go back to a fifth grade civics class.

The present Indian government, however, is neither able or willing to accept the challenge and to provide the leadership in breaking the resistance of urban and rural interests.

We need a different kind of leadership in the White House that understands how to get bureaucracies competent again.

The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.

[The church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency.

To fix our immigration system, we must change our leadership in Washington and we must change it quickly. Sadly, sadly there is no other way.

In terms of the principles of politics, I think I understand well. Thailand needs someone who has leadership, who has the management skills to help the country.

On government & unions: the only thing worse than blind trust is blind mistrust.

If there was a sense of - a bigger sense of responsibility in the various leadership positions in America, things would be not as grotesquely overly done as they are now.

A compassionate leader always feel motivated to bring happiness and relieve the suffering of customers, investors, suppliers, employees, government and the communities.

If people see the Capitol going on, it is a sign we intend the Union shall go on

We do need an attitude of leadership in our government which demonstrates faith in major population centres outside of Perth.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.

Dr. King's leadership reaffirmed the promise of our democracy: that everyday people, working together, have the power to change our government and our institutions for the better.

It rained in the Middle West. Farmers are learning that the relief they get from the sky beats what they get from Washington.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz said if elected president he would abolish the Department of Education. But not to worry. He promised to replace it with the less expensive Bureau of Book Learning.

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.