Part 2, 1968 - 1974 Power And Responsibility, p. 107
Memoirs (1993)
Context: When I had been appointed to the Cabinet in 1967, I had been struck by the amateurism that reigned in the upper echelons of the federal government.
Timo Soini (1962) Finnish politician
Predicts that the deal (Britain staying in the European Union) will face fierce criticism in Britain, quoted on Yle.Fi, "Finland responds positively to Britain's EU deal" http://yle.fi/uutiset/finland_responds_positively_to_britains_eu_deal/8688531, January 20, 2016
Tom DeLay (1947) American Republican politician
to a waitress who asked him to put out his cigar because smoking in a restaurant in Washington is against Federal law.[citation needed]
2000s
“The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.”
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
Manuel Castells (1942) Spanish sociologist (b.1942)
Source: The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001), Chapter 6, Privacy and Liberty in Cyberspace, p. 176
Edward Rutledge (1749–1800) American politician
People become more and more satisfied with the adoption, and if well administered, and administered with moderation they will cherish and bless those who have offered them a Constitution which will secure to them all the Advantages that flow from good government.
Letter to John Jay (20 June 1788), published in The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay 1782-1793 (1793), p. 339
Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000) 15th Prime Minister of Canada
Part 4, 1979 - 1984 "Welcome to the 1980's", p. 290
Memoirs (1993)
“In a Constitutional Monarchy, the Government governs and the King reigns.”
Georgios Papandreou (1888–1968) Greek politician - former prime minister of Greece
During the political crisis of 1965.
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Speaking of "some [people] in Washington", and in support of his campaign plan to allow workers to invest some portion of their Social Security payroll taxes. Campaign stop, November 2, 2000. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/04/us/the-2000-campaign-the-vice-president-attacks-grow-sharp-as-time-dwindles.html <br class="br">2000s, 2000
“Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing.”
Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) Former dictator of the republic of Chile
Speech (December 31, 1995), quoted in "Las frases para el bronce de Pinochet."
1990s
“I don't think the federal government has a role in your children's education.”
Rick Perry (1950) 14th and current United States Secretary of Energy
2011-08-16T15:28
Rick Perry: 'I Don't Think The Federal Government Has A Role' In Education
Ian
Millhiser
Scott
Keyes
Think Progress
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/08/16/297174/perry-vs-education/
posed question: "I would like to know your position on the federal government's role in my children's education."
2011
