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Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit. ↗

— George III

#bringing #colonies #country #due #left

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#best #business #carrying #considering #execution

Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#equal #measures #people #politicians

We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside a independent Palestinian state. Unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#agree #alongside #because #both #bring

First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#complex #first #large #legislative #legislative process

As part of our layered approach, we have expedited the deployment of new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units to help detect concealed metallic and non-metallic threats on passengers. These machines are now in use at airports nationwide, and the vast majority of travelers say they prefer this technology to alternative screening measures. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

#alternative #approach #concealed #deployment #detect

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#achieved #amount #been #brought #childcare

Airport security is a particular bugbear. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, while I can see that averting terrorism is manifestly important, the measures taken seem, simultaneously, absurd. ↗

— James Purefoy

#airport #grumpy #i #i can #important

It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have to develop a strategy that tells you what reform measures you should follow and in what sequence. ↗

— Vaclav Klaus

#develop #follow #just #makes #measures

I am against preventive war because it means measures by the UN against us. ↗

— Moshe Sharett

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