#mandate

I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

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#achieve #am #assure #committee #confirmed

We find ourselves in a difficult situation in Europe. There's a crisis, weak growth, unemployment... my duty is to ensure that by the end of my mandate France is in a better state than it was at the beginning. ↗

— Francois Hollande

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#better #crisis #difficult #duty #end

You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

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#cannot #mandate #nation #speak #you