#govern

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#after #almost #centuries #christ #countries

In fact, it is often times a detriment for the Government to preemptively legislate on an issue before we can either define it or grasp its impact. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#define #detriment #either #fact #government

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken. ↗

— Herman Cain

#broken #change #federal #federal government #government

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#expect #government #human #human wisdom #people

It is no longer appropriate for me as an American to sit by and expect my government to get it done. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#appropriate #done #expect #get #government

For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing. ↗

— Vince Cable

#determined #education #footing #government #grow

I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut worker and environmental protections, cut taxes on the rich and stroke 'fat cats' until they purr with pleasure. I'm completely repudiating the idea that government has to get out of the way. ↗

— Vince Cable

#cats #completely #confront #cut #environmental

Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britain's scientific competitiveness. ↗

— Vince Cable

#basic #britain #competitiveness #considerable #education

You can't win with some people. If you're not in government, you're criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, you're criticised for wanting power. That's the Labour party's line of attack, and it's a bit ridiculous. ↗

— Vince Cable

#being #bit #criticised #government #labour

It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the federal and provincial governments in the area of skills training have been clarified. ↗

— Kim Campbell

#because #been #clarified #federal #governments