#government

A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government. ↗

— Bob Woodward

#aspects #bond #confidentiality #enables #government

The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies. ↗

— Bob Woodward

#bound #come #even #get #government

Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government. ↗

— Bob Woodward

#carefully #done #fairly #government #more

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. ↗

— Fred Woodworth

#accustomed #basis #behavior #beings #cooperate

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. ↗

— Alexander Woollcott

#course #democracy #hearing #i #said

I don't hold America responsible for the largely oppressive governments in the 22 Arab countries. There are repressive Arab governments that are our allies and there are those that are our nominal enemies. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference to what extent we're involved in propping up those governments. ↗

— Lawrence Wright

#america #arab #arab countries #countries #difference

The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#american dream #cheap #consumer #coupled #courtesy

It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks. ↗

— John Yoo

#could #court #curing #disarming #future

We wonder why we have got the Freemen or the militants. We wonder why we have got unrest in this country. It is because our government, in fact, has got out of hand and out of line, with the Endangered Species Act. ↗

— Don Young

#because #country #endangered #endangered species #endangered species act

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