#policy

The sad irony here is that the FDA, which does not regulate fluoride in drinking water, does regulate toothpaste and on the back of a tube of fluoridated toothpaste … it must state that “if your child swallows more than the recommended amount, contact a poison control center.” The amount that they’re talking about, the recommended amount, which is a pea-sized amount, is equivalent to one glass of water. The FDA is not putting a label on the tap saying don’t drink more than one glass of water. If you do, contact a poison center… There is no question that fluoride — not an excessive amount — can cause serious harm. ↗

— Paul Connett

#food-poisoning #food-policy #food-safety #health #water

Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations...entangling alliances with none ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#foreign-policy #friendship #honesty #nations #peace

In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought. ↗

— Elihu Root

#always #another #country #desire #first

That's part of the policy: To keep switching gears. ↗

— Ridley Scott

#keep #part #policy #switching

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it's very important that I participate in that. ↗

— Ron Silver

#anyone #citizen #democracy #foreign #foreign policy

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong. ↗

— Steven Soderbergh

#anything #cannot #discussion #enforcement #evil

All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#because #court #defense #experience #funds

Energy and environmental regulation, transportation, and broadband policy all benefit when legislators have a basic grounding in the technical concepts behind business models, products, and innovation. ↗

— John Sununu

#behind #benefit #broadband #business #concepts

The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework. ↗

— John Sununu

#compliance #constant #constant need #cost #either

The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#failed #iraq #lot #missed #opportunities