Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 2
In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. Leo Tolstoy Russian Novelist More Leo Tolstoy Quotes 2
Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science, with new, ingenious devices and techniques, can rescue us from the troubles we face without our having to mend our ways and change our patterns of activity. This is not so. Henry W. Kendall American Scientist More Henry W. Kendall Quotes 1
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. James Madison American President More James Madison Quotes 1
Governments are saying that 5 percent of gasoline must be replaced by ethanol, which is a huge amount. Where is it going to come from? Sam Tilley More Sam Tilley Quotes 1
There is something that Governments care for far more than human life, and that is the security of property, and so it is through property that we shall strike the enemy. Be militant each in your own way. I incite this meeting to rebellion. Emmeline Pankhurst English Activist More Emmeline Pankhurst Quotes 1
People do not make wars; governments do. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 0
Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. Henry Ward Beecher American Clergyman More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes 0
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace. Margaret Chan Chinese Public Servant More Margaret Chan Quotes 0
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step. Kofi Annan Statesman More Kofi Annan Quotes 0
By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein. Carol Bellamy American Educator More Carol Bellamy Quotes 0
For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer. Carol Bellamy American Educator More Carol Bellamy Quotes 0
UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children and this includes providing food where the need exists. Carol Bellamy American Educator More Carol Bellamy Quotes 0
If you go back to the time of J.P. Morgan, the world of high finance was completely wholesale. The prestigious investment banks on Wall Street appealed exclusively to large corporations, governments, and to extremely wealthy individuals. Ron Chernow American Author More Ron Chernow Quotes 0
The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means. Julie Bishop Australian Politician More Julie Bishop Quotes 0
I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace. Richard Cobden British Businessman More Richard Cobden Quotes 0
Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile neighboring governments. John Boehner American Politician More John Boehner Quotes 0
A majority of American citizens are now becoming skeptical of the claim that our carbon footprints, resulting from our use of fossil fuels, are going to lead to climatic calamities. But governments are not yet listening to the citizens. John Coleman American Businessman More John Coleman Quotes 0
The key players are now all in place in Washington and in state governments across America to officially label carbon dioxide as a pollutant and enact laws that tax us citizens for our carbon footprints. John Coleman American Businessman More John Coleman Quotes 0
I'm much more attracted personally to governments going their full term. It's very hard to have a fixed term election I know with ah... a parliamentary democracy, but I've always had an instinct to say there should be a fixed term. Jim Bolger New Zealander Statesman More Jim Bolger Quotes 0
It is during difficult times like this that the true American spirit reveals itself. I am not talking only of the response of local, state, and federal governments, although they will each play an extremely important role in this effort. Jo Bonner American Politician More Jo Bonner Quotes 0
In this most powerful nation in the world, lack of access to health care should not force local and state governments, companies and workers into bankruptcy, while causing unnecessary illness and hospitalization. John Conyers American Politician More John Conyers Quotes 0
Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Adrian Cronauer American Entertainer More Adrian Cronauer Quotes 0
I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments. James F. Byrnes American Politician More James F. Byrnes Quotes 0