#political

In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination. ↗

— Irving Layton

#canada #elliott #last #leader #pierre

We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as the main political arena. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#council #credibility #legitimacy #main #member

People like me have to have the discipline only to work for clients, corporations, political people, products, services, networks that we believe in and we want to see succeed. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#clients #corporations #discipline #like #me

Even now it is no longer composed of the traditional political class, but of a composite layer of corporate leaders, high-level administrators, and the heads of the major professional, labor, political, and religious organisations. ↗

— Jean-Francois Lyotard

#class #composed #composite #corporate #even

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#franchise #independence #man #political #political independence

In Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one is arrested or jailed for his or her speech or point of view. They are put in jail because they violated the law. ↗

— Nong Duc Manh

#because #her #his #jail #jailed

Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders). ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#additional #bipartisan #deeply #gain #incumbents

Why didn't we recognize how much it bothered them spiritually and politically? ↗

— Chris Matthews

#how #much #politically #recognize #spiritually

This independent report clearly indicates that while we may differ among ourselves in government about what to spend money on, we have one of the most reliable and non-political processes for agreeing on how much money there is. We don't play games with the numbers. ↗

— Ruth Ann Minner

#agreeing #among #clearly #differ #games

I think they do have to get it right in Sierra Leone. There has to be something in there now to establish confidence, to stabilize the situation, and then to move to some sort of political negotiations. ↗

— Alex Morrison

#establish #get #i #i think #leone