#local government

Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them. ↗

— Charles Edison

#believers #bosses #citizens #constantly #democracy

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system. ↗

— Imran Khan

#government #local #local government #needs #pakistan

In 2003, I introduced and passed The Tornado Shelters Act, which allows local governments to use Community Development Block Grant funds to construct storm shelters in manufactured housing communities. ↗

— Spencer Bachus

#allows #block #communities #community #construct

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience. ↗

— Carol Moseley Braun

#bring #committee #common #common sense #diplomatic

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's where we have to go in local government, in not only the philosophy but the creativity in people around you. They have to go to the edge. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

#creativity #done #edge #enjoy #getting

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums. ↗

— Theresa May

#could #doing #giving #government #level

Many in local government will ask why should only a few areas have the freedoms and benefits of Enterprise Zone status while the majority lose out? ↗

— Andy Sawford

#ask #benefits #enterprise #few #freedoms

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

#i #i think #independence #local #local government