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• Statesmen and legislators, standing so completely within the institution, never distinctly and nakedly behold it. They speak of moving society, but they have no resting-place without it. They may be men of a certain experience and discrimination, and have no doubt invented ingenious and even useful systems, for which we sincerely thank them; but all their wit and usefulness lie within certain not very wide limits. They are wont to forget that the world is not governed by policy and expediency.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Lying, Moving, Men

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Citizen Thoreau: Walden, Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown”, p.210, Graphic Arts Books

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• The movements of a great nation are connected in all their parts. If errors have been committed they ought to be corrected; if the policy is sound it ought to be supported.

  James Monroe

  Errors, Sound, Movement

  James Monroe, Ian Elliot, United States. President (1817-1825 : Monroe) (1969). “James Monroe, 1758-1831: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

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• This is not about trade, no one is a stronger supporter of capitalism and trade than I am. This is about sovereignty and whether a country has the right to set its own public health policies.

  Bill Gates

  Country, Health, Stronger

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• I think this transition to a candidacy will allow me to be more direct about my advocacy of the leadership skills necessary for the next president to fix a few things, and as a candidate, contrary to someone who has been listening and learning along the way, I'll offer up alternatives to the path we're on as well, so I'll be more specific on policy.

  Jeb Bush

  Leadership, Thinking, Skills

  "Jeb Bush to CNN’s Dana Bash: “Jeb is different than George, and Jeb is who he is.”". "State of the Union" with Dana Bash, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. June 14th, 2015.

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• I am a Democrat and I love my party and I want them to have good policies and good candidates, so I hope to be supportive in some way, but I don't intend to be any kind of 'godfather' or something like that.

  Tom Harkin

  Love, Party, Supportive

  "Outgoing lawmakers make plans for life after Congress", www.foxnews.com. January 1, 2015.

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• What is the environmental policy of the Republican Party? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare, if I'm president of the United States, we're going to address climate change and CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way.

  Lindsey Graham

  Change, Party, President

  "Lindsey Graham: Caitlyn Jenner Is 'Welcome in My Party'". www.theatlantic.com. June 7, 2015.

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• The choice made by families not to immunize their children is not supported by public policy or medical research nor should such action be supported by taxpayers in the form of child care payments.

  Tony Abbott

  Children, Choices Made, Research

  Joint statement with Social Services Minister, Scott Morrison, edition.cnn.com. April 13, 2015.

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• I am proud to live in a country with an African-American president. But President Obama cannot be proud of the fact that the prevalence of black poverty has actually increased under his leadership. The specific policies advanced by the president and his allies on the left amount to little more than throwing money at the problem and walking away.

  Rick Perry

  Leadership, Country, Walking Away

  "Rick Perry tells Republicans to work harder for black votes" by Alex Wilts, uk.reuters.com. July 3, 2015.

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• Our country today is at a stage in our foreign policy similar to that crucial point in our nation's early history when our Constitution was produced in Philadelphia.

  Walter Cronkite

  Country, Philadelphia, Today

  Address on receiving the Norman Cousins Global Governance Award at the UN Delegates Dining Room, October 19, 1999.

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• Barack Obama's discovering what a nightmare dealing with hostage problems is - a discovery previously made by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, i don't see a lot of room for change in American policy.

  Bruce Riedel

  Change, Discovery, Rooms

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• Everybody needs to understand that policies are going to change to make it unprofitable if you wreck the planet, those companies that continue exploring and developing fossil fuel resources for which there is no safe use are going to pay a very heavy cost for that.

  Jeffrey Sachs

  Change, Needs, Cost

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• It is impossible for the nation to develop unless states develop, the process of policy planning also has to change from 'top to bottom' to 'bottom to top

  Narendra Modi

  Change, Impossible, Planning

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• To cite Enzo Ferrari, we will always sell one less Ferrari than the market wants, that's a policy that will never change.

  Sergio Marchionne

  Change, Ferrari, Want

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• Israel has been extremely aggressive, they have continued with their settlement policies, they have continued demolitions, they have continued with their occupation policies which entail a humiliation of Palestinians, which makes the (peace) process difficult.

  Margot Wallstrom

  Peace, Israel, Occupation

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• Certainly the policy is right and good politics usually follow good policy.

  Jeff Flake

  Politics

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• Events and developments that we have observed in 2014, prove that this year will be very difficult for the world economy, but thoughtful economic policy, diversification and unity between the country's leadership and people guarantee that this year will be successful for us.

  Ilham Aliyev

  Leadership, Country, Successful

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• In the past we could afford a long gestation period before undertaking major environmental policy initiatives. Today the time for a well-planned transition to a sustainable system is running out. We may be moving in the right direction, but we are moving too slowly. We are failing in our responsibility to future generations and even the present one.

  Kofi Annan

  Running, Moving, Responsibility

  "Annan pleads with west as environment is pushed up UN agenda" by Ewen MacAskill, www.theguardian.com. March 14, 2001.

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• Real security, in other words, is inseparable from issues of energy policy; education; public health; preservation of soils, forests, and waters; and broadly based, sustainable prosperity.

  David W. Orr

  Real, Issues, Water

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• The people who benefit from this state of affairs have been at pains to convince us that the agricultural practices and policies that have almost annihilated the farming population have greatly benefited the population of food consumers. But more and more consumers are now becoming aware that our supposed abundance of cheap and healthful food is to a considerable extent illusory.

  Wendell Berry

  Pain, Practice, Convince Us

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• When a person's religious beliefs cause him to deny the evidence of science, or for whom public policy morphs into a battle with the devil, shouldn't that be a subject for discussion and debate?

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Religious, Battle, Devil

  "Why Are Religious Beliefs Off Limits?" By Lawrence M. Krauss, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2012.

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• You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

  Jehane Noujaim

  Opportunity, Principles, United States

  "DVD RE-RUN: Jehane Noujaim On 'Control Room': 'My Loyalties Are to the Characters'". Interview with Erica Abeel, www.indiewire.com. October 25, 2004.

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• We also have to match the skills with the needs of the economy... I think we are losing the plot because we are continuing to produce the people that are not going to be the drivers of industrialisation. So that needs the discipline of both training institutions and policies that drive our people to industrialisation.

  Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

  Thinking, Skills, Discipline

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• Personality must be educated, and personality cannot be educated by confining its operations to technical and specialized things, or to the less important relationships of life. Full education comes only when there is a responsible share on the part of each person, in proportion to capacity, in shaping the aims and policies of the social groups to which he belongs.

  John Dewey

  Important Relationships, Personality, Groups

  John Dewey (2012). “Reconstruction in Philosophy”, p.120, Courier Corporation

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• Most actors are very deeply passionate about their line of work. I suppose there are probably people who sell insurance policies that are passionate about it, but I'm thinking the ratio is a little higher for actors. But, I may be wrong.

  Greg Kinnear

  Thinking, People, Lines

  "Greg Kinnear Talks THIN ICE, Guest Starring on MODERN FAMILY, and WRITERS with Jennifer Connelly". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 17, 2012.

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• The government is largely influenced by people who advocate corporate welfare and advocate these policies that create this two-tiered society...

  Charles Koch

  Government, Two, People

  "Charles Koch on the 2016 race, climate change and whether he has too much power". Interview with Matea Gold, www.washingtonpost.com. August 4, 2015.

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