#official

Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led to our prompt, official declaration of war, while they characterize as unwise wars of choice the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the current war in Iraq. ↗

— William Safire

#attack #characterize #choice #critics #current

Last year, customs officials screened only five percent of the 11 million cargo containers entering the United States. That rate is both unacceptable and dangerous to our national and economic interests. ↗

— Allyson Schwartz

#cargo #containers #customs #dangerous #economic

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy. ↗

— William Scranton

#cause #chairman #conference #council #energy

The anarchist painter is not the one who will create anarchist pictures, but the one who will fight with all his individuality against official conventions. ↗

— Paul Signac

#anarchist #conventions #create #fight #his

I am disturbed that the identification and clothing of our public officials is so easily reproduced. ↗

— Louise Slaughter

#clothing #disturbed #easily #i #i am

I think that the status that you have in life should be reflected in official documents. If you are married, fine, if you are living with someone, fine, if you are single, fine. We don't want to tell people how to live their lives. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#fine #how #i #i think #life

Officially, MPAA stands for Motion Picture Association of America, but I suggest that MPAA stands for Malicious Power Attacking All. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#association #attacking #i #malicious #motion

But in my district I have heard from law enforcement officials and across the State of Florida about how much this JAG funding helps them fight crime, and to protect and serve the citizens within their jurisdiction. ↗

— Cliff Stearns

#across #citizens #crime #district #enforcement

In China, remember, the the banks are arms of state policy. They loan because the local party official or regional party official tells them we need a new stadium. They are instruments of state policy. ↗

— James Chanos

#banks #because #china #instruments #loan

Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule. ↗

— Daniel Ellsberg

#good #governments #lie #look #nothing