Anton Balasingham Quotes
The government has agreed to implement a clause in the agreement in relation to the paramilitary groups. This is a good sign.
Quotes to Explore
-
Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
-
Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire.
-
Efficiency in government is a more elusive concept than efficiency in the private economy, which may be measured relatively easily as output per units of input. What is the government's 'output?'
-
We should be open to a discussion on keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. I don't know how that manifests itself, but I'm looking to get elected president of the United States. I just want to let people know I have an open mind about how we might - how government might - interject itself in a lot of the problems we have.
-
No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole.
-
The inertia of the governed cannot be disentangled from the indifference of the government. American leaders have both a circular and a deliberate relationship to public opinion.
-
The Chinese have made a faustian pact with the government, agreeing to forsake demands for political and intellectual freedom in exchange for more material comfort. They live prosperous lives in which any expression of pain is forbidden.
-
The lower caste people were killed as part of a conspiracy to dismiss my party's government.
-
In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into parcels so that every poor man may have a home.
-
No government, no organisation, no citizen can afford to be less than vigilant in combating bigotry, intolerance and hatred. And frankly, our way of life depends on that vigilance.
-
No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.
-
If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.
-
It's not just that government has failed us. It's not just that we have failed ourselves. It's government. It's individuals. It's sort of everything in between, from families and communities and neighborhoods, churches and so forth.
-
God is not separate from anything, or anyone. So it's impossible to prevent God from being visible in our government.
-
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
-
People listen to me, and they hear about a government they want, a government... that will cut spending, cut taxes, that will focus on private-sector job creation.
-
The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
-
If necessary, Italy is prepared to fight against Islamic State in Libya because the Italian government cannot accept a terrorist danger in power just a few hours away from Italy by boat.
-
Anything that shifts power from the individual judgment of free citizens to government is a bad thing.
-
When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn’t been one big decision.
-
If these railroad crossings were fixed right with metal devices that come down and block traffic, people couldn't pull up and get killed.
-
Everyone at a party is uncomfortable. Knowing that makes me more comfortable.
-
The government has agreed to implement a clause in the agreement in relation to the paramilitary groups. This is a good sign.
