Governance Quotes

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