#govern

It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#concentrated #dictators #free #government #government power

A true world outlook is incompatible with a foreign imperialism, no matter how high-minded the governing country. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#foreign #governing #how #imperialism #incompatible

In addition, as citizens, we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek to limit the legitimate liberties of any of our fellow citizens. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#any #citizens #fellow #fellow citizens #fight

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#cut #draw #economy #government #government spending

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#catalyst #clear #government #growth #key

It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the government's overreach. In reality, the FHA shows how government action during the Great Recession forestalled a much worse economic fate. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#against #become #during #economic #economy

The FHA's success provides strong evidence that government can and should play a role in the nation's mortgage finance system. It also demonstrates that although government intervention in the economy during the Great Recession was messy, things would have been a lot messier without it. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#although #been #demonstrates #during #economy

The Tea Party was born out of the disgust many Americans felt early in the financial crisis upon learning that the federal government was even contemplating reducing the principal on some troubled mortgages. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#contemplating #crisis #disgust #early #even

We're getting job creation in healthcare and educational services. We've been getting that all along. It's demographically driven, it's funded by the government, and that's held up. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#been #creation #driven #educational #funded

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so. ↗

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

#government #important #markets #more #very