#govern

The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity. ↗

— John Hume

#basic #british #british government #else #government

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

#hand #helping #helping hand #impersonal #neighbor

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

#administration #anyone #choice #expects #government

A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#cease #country #democracy #democratic #effectively

We need a grassroots movement and government policies and programs to change the food landscape and the built environment to give our children a chance to have happy, healthy successful lives. ↗

— Mark Hyman

#chance #change #children #environment #food

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#bankrupt #both #government #office #only

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#business #disbelief #force #government #into

I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world. ↗

— Ginger Baker

#american government #corrupt #government #i #i think

If we have only one that can govern, and we chose him... does that mean we're not democratic? ↗

— Ahmed Ali

#democratic #does #govern #him #mean

Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#civil liberties #claim #compromised #even #fighting