Quotes About Government

Referendums are designed to get round parliamentary government, and people only demand referendums when they think they can't get a majority in parliament. Mussolini was the most brilliant practitioner of referendums.

You can't change the world through the parliamentary system.

Britain is a parliamentary democracy. Power rests in Parliament, in the House of Commons, and the government - the executive - has to seek the consent of MPs for its legislation.

This is not about abolishing parliamentary power. It's about rebalancing power.

Since 1998, I have served my country as a member of four cabinets and as the leader of the parliamentary opposition.

Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.

Federalism is an intrinsic part of our constitutional set-up.

Scientists under all forms of government must be able to participate fully in international efforts.

What's hard, it seems, is living up to the expectations Democracy imposes upon those who would participate in society.

People need to be able to read what their rights are, to be able to participate and hold their governments to account.

My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.

Republican liberty depends on citizen participation, on a government that is of, for, and by the people.

The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular to capture the Government offices and the Service headquarters.

I've made no secret that although I loved being a legislator, I particularly loved being a chief executive.

Ours was not always a nation of homeowners; the New Deal fashioned it so, particularly through the G.I. Bill of Rights.

The fact is, Canada needs investment, particularly in infrastructure.

Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security.

The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad.

Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining - and build on these.

Our two major parties are actually called the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party.

The great object of the institution of civil government is the improvement of those who are parties to the social compact.

I'm definitely a centrist and feel like both parties can be absurd.

We do live in an environment of crony capitalism, and the main reason we do is that loopholes are for sale, and both parties have their hands out through those loopholes.