#governments

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#better #federal #federal government #first #government

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. ↗

— Bobby Scott

#function #governments #important #local #local governments

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#governments #health #measure #only #ought

Governments are not running the show anymore. Scumbag Entrepreneurs are, and they have a harsh and ruthless agenda. ↗

— Ralph Steadman

#anymore #entrepreneurs #governments #harsh #running

Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give it to another private entity, for economic development. ↗

— Cliff Stearns

#backed #court #development #economic #economic development

During the past 30 years, European governments have provided more than $15 billion in the form of low- and no-cost loans to Airbus for the specific purpose of developing new aircraft lines. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#aircraft #billion #developing #during #european

Pops added,"you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve." "And if you do, you never get the results you expected," (Katherine) replied. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#disappointments #election #elections #false-hope #funny

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

#away #change #children #completion #compulsory

It's the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the world, but to governments - and that's what matters. ↗

— Peter Benenson

#function #governments #i #i think #known

We've seen a massive attack on the freedom of the web. Governments are realizing the power of this medium to organize people and they are trying to clamp down across the world, not just in places like China and North Korea; we're seeing bills in the United States, in Italy, all across the world. ↗

— Sergey Brin

#attack #bills #china #down #freedom