Administration Quotes - Page 28

• The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now (Alzheimer's Syndrome). Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the '80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father's - these people are overly reaching, overly aggressive, overly secretive, and just plain corrupt. I don't trust these people.

  Ron Reagan

  Father, Alzheimer's, People

  "Reagan blasts Bush". Interview with David Talbot, www.salon.com. April 15, 2003.

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• In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons, but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development and it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs.

  Madeleine Albright

  America, Iran, Political

  "Secretary of State Albright Announces Easing of U.S. Trade Ban on Iran". Speech at CNN, www.cnn.com. March 17, 2000.

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• Who knew, when you were watching the Verizon ad and the guy said, 'Can you hear me now,' that was really just a mic check for the Obama administration.

  Rick Perry

  Guy, Checks, Mics

  "US lawmakers call for review of Patriot Act after NSA surveillance revelations" by Dan Roberts, Spencer Ackerman, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2013.

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• It may pass for a maxim in State, that the administration cannot be placed in too few hands, nor the legislature in too many.

  Jonathan Swift

  Government, Hands, May

  Jonathan Swift (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)”, p.1109, Delphi Classics

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• If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or later be awkward for public administration if most people suppose that it is always wrong.

  John Kenneth Galbraith

  Government, People, Awkward

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• In our country and in our times no man is worthy the honored name of statesman who does not include the highest practicable education of the people in all his plans of administration. He may have eloquence, he may have a knowledge of all history, diplomacy, jurisprudence; and by these he might claim, in other countries, the elevated rank of a statesman: but unless he speaks, plans, labors, at all times and in all places, for the culture and edification of the whole people, he is not, he cannot be, an American statesman.

  Horace Mann

  Country, Men, Names

  Horace Mann (1845). “Lectures on Education”, p.162

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• The widespread distribution of private property ownership is the cornerstone of American liberty. Without it neither our free enterprise system nor our republican form of government could long endure.... The next Republican Administration will...not only protect the cherished human right of property ownership, but will also work to help millions of Americans - particularly those from disadvantaged groups - to share in the ownership of the wealth of their nation.

  Jeffrey H Reiman

  Wisdom, Government, Long

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• Look at it this way: this administration is taking unprecedented steps to make sure that the government's secrets remain private while simultaneously invading the privacy of its citizens... Many innocents must be violated so that a few guilty people can be stopped. It's a digital stop-and-frisk.

  Charles M. Blow

  Government, Nsa, People

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• This Administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand... That means no more illegal wire-tapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are.

  Barack Obama

  War, Mean, Law

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• I really like Barack Obama. I think that he's working very hard. He's trying to rebuild our reputation throughout the world. The previous administration was a total disaster, a total catastrophe. He was handed a pretty bad deck of cards. And I'm not saying I agree with everything he's doing. He's a champion. I mean, he won against all odds. When he first announced, people were giving him virtually no chance. And he's just done something that's amazing.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, Thinking, Odds

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• If the intelligence we send forward support the views that the administration has, it is welcome and we are told what a great job it is. And if the intelligence that gos forward don't support the views of the policymakers, it is instantly condemned.

  Bobby Ray Inman

  Jobs, Views, Support

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• I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

  Armando Iannucci

  Writing, Thinking, Political

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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• Under this [Bush] Administration, America's middle class has been abandoned -- its dreams denied, its Main Street interests ignored and its mainstream values scorned by a White House that puts privilege first.

  John F. Kerry

  Dream, America, Class

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• Up until the end of the Bush Administration, there was indifference to the North Korean suffering under Kim Jong-Il.

  Ed Royce

  Suffering, Kim, Korean

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• The 'Little' or 'Barebones' Parliament, summoned by Oliver Cromwell to meet at Westminster on 4th July, 1653, after the dissolution of the remains of the Long Parliament, may have been an unpractical body, so far as the task of administration in troublous times was concerned. But it seems quite possible that the wealth of contumely and scorn which has been poured upon it was, originally, due quite as much to the fierce anger of vested interests against outspoken criticism, as to any real vagueness or want of practical wisdom in the plans of the House itself.

  Edward Jenks

  Real, 4th Of July, Long

  "A Short History Of The English Law" by Edward Jenks.Fiirst edition, ch. XII, Civil Procedure In The Middle Ages, p. 178, 1912.

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• Most people in the university [ Columbia University ], including the administration, are very biased against the military.

  Matt Sanchez

  Military, People, Columbia

  "At Columbia, First ROTC Event Since '72" by Shlomo Greenwald, The New York Sun, May 17, 2006.

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• The Bush administration is a paragon of wisdom.

  George Saunders

  Paragon

  Source: www.identitytheory.com

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• A writer represents his family history. My grandfather was a senator and my father served in the Roosevelt administration. In other words, I grew up in politics. This is why it seemed perfectly natural to take part in the battles of my time, and to participate in the writing of the history of my country.

  Gore Vidal

  Country, Father, Writing

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• Technology policy - whether we should have one and what form such a policy should take - was a core issue of the 1992 presidential campaign, and in February 1993 the Clinton administration confirmed that fostering new technologies will be a critical part of its agenda for redirecting the American economy.

  Lewis M. Branscomb

  Technology, Should Have, Issues

  "Empowering Technology: Implementing a U.S. Strategy". Book by Lewis M. Branscomb, 1993.

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• The American administration is trying to achieve any gain in the shadow of the embarrassment hitting it because of its failures in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine after the failure of Israel's war on Lebanon and the retreat of America's project in the region.

  Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah

  War, Israel, Iraq

  "Senior Shiite Cleric Says U.S. Desperate". Forbes, August 7, 2007.

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• Sometimes I wonder why the corporate world is seen as a god choice for those of us that will never rise above clerical work and general administration.

  Rob Payne

  Choices, World, Sometimes

  "Working Class Zero". Book by Rob Payne, 2003.

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• Do you realize that the Bush administration has now produced more gay marriages than jobs?

  Jay Leno

  Jobs, Gay, Realizing

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• There have been errors in the administration of the most enlightened men.

  Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

  Men, Errors, Enlightened

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• For the protection of state and welfare of the people, a ruler shold collect all types of wealth. By suing devices of sama, dama , danda, bheda , he shold increase income of the state, strong administration helps in collecting different type of taxes fro exchequer.

  Chanakya

  Strong, People, Political

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• Through my Faith-Based and Community Initiative, my Administration continues to encourage the essential work of faith-based and community organizations. Governments can and should support effective social services, including those provided by religious people and organizations. When government gives that support, it is important that faith-based institutions not be forced to change their religious character.

  George W. Bush

  Religious, Humor, Character

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