Governance Quotes

"We simply must have faith in democracy. To protect ourselves, we must turn to international agreements, international laws, international institutions and understandings." "The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem." "Rule of law is a fundamental principle we must adhere to" "The fight against corruption must go deeper" "High office teaches decision-making, not substance." "It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." "Politics have no relation to morals" "The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be." "Power has to be insecure to be responsive." "He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled" "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." "The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation" "Governance is about fulfilling the people's needs" "Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism." "We don’t need a weak government that lacks will, strength and determination " "History is the memory of states" "It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed." "Trust is good but control is better" "Democracy is the road to socialism." "To me, it seems that the countries that are doing the best are those that are distancing themselves from ideology"