#govern

The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#cheaper #coal #colombia #down #draw

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization? ↗

— Ron Fournier

#build #era #fitness #govern #his

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#assume #being #citizens #contented #critics

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#empire #fundamental #fundamental purpose #government #most

War is just one more big government program. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#big government #government #government program #just #just one

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong. ↗

— Steven Soderbergh

#anything #cannot #discussion #enforcement #evil

Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law. ↗

— Solon

#law #magistrates #obey #people #society

Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#combination #cover #good #government #ink

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#consequences #decisions #forget #government #i

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#although #artistic #assistance #development #drawback