#govern

The king reigns but does not govern. ↗

— Louis Adolphe Thiers

#govern #king #reigns

Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#administration #before #care #divided #entered

I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society; Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare; and remnants of the pro-business moderates. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#face #get #gop #government #groups

I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current; writing; teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#cherish #cnn #current #go #government

In 2007, when I was governor of New York, I proposed that our state once again permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. To say the proposal lit a firestorm in the political arena is an understatement. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#arena #driver #governor #i #immigrants

Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#approach #capacity #challenge #engaging #error

Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#feel #government #held #impact #just

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#become #cannot #close #exercise #governments

Government health care changes the relationship between the citizen and the state, and, in fact, I think it's an assault on citizenship. ↗

— Mark Steyn

#between #care #changes #citizen #citizenship

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. ↗

— Kurt Student

#aim #attack #capital #capture #dutch