“It is incomprehensible that drug companies still get away with charging Americans twice as much, or more, than citizens of Canada or Europe for the exact same drugs manufactured by the exact same companies.” StillsCompanyCitizensDrugEuropeCanadaGet AwayChargingDrug Companies Author:Bernie Sanders
“Of all the differences between the Old World and the New, this is perhaps the most salient. Half the wars of Europe, half the internal troubles that have vexed European States... have arisen from theological differences or from the rival claims of Church and State. This whole vast chapter of debate and strife has remained virtually unopened in the United States. There is no Established Church. All religious bodies are equal before the law, and unrecognized by the law, except as voluntary associations of private citizens.” WorldWarStatesWholeBodyLawDifferencesChurchReligiousUnitedHalfUnited StatesTroubleAtheismCitizensEqualEuropeClaimsPositive AtheismDebateInternalsAssociationChaptersStrifeRivalsChurch And StateTheologicalOld World Author:James Bryce
“American Christians have been woefully silent on important issues. I am an American citizens now, and I love this country, but I see symptoms in the United States that I saw in Austria in 1938 when the Nazi Germans were terrorizing Europe.” Has BeensImportantCountryStatesChristianReligiousUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSawsCitizensEuropeSilentNaziSymptomsAmerican CitizensImportant IssuesAustria Author:Maria von Trapp
“There is much in American society which I admire, but I have long held the view that the absence of an effective safety net in that country means that too many needy citizens fall by the wayside. That is not the path that Australia will tread. Nor do we want the burdens of nanny state paternalism that now weigh down many economies in Europe.” WantMeanLongCountryStatesFallViewsEconomyPathCitizensEuropeSafetyBurdenAbsenceAdmireAustraliaNeedyAmerican SocietySafety NetNanniesPaternalism Author:John Howard
“The euro will raise the citizens' awareness of their belonging to one Europe more than any other integration step to date.” StepsAwarenessCitizensEuropeRaisesBelongingIntegrationEuro Author:Gerhard Schroder
“I used to ask myself why American universities are financed through endowments. Now I know: During the early days of America, the state was poor and when citizens wanted to set something up, they needed to collect money themselves. Historically, this was different in Europe. There used to be a strong state, a monarch or a king. He provided money.” KnowsDifferentStatesWantedAmericaUsedAsksStrongPoorKingsNeededCitizensEuropeUniversityUsed To BeMonarchsEndowmentAmerican Universities Author:Zhang Xin
“I am, however, deeply saddened by this [Brexit] vote by the British electorate. But I respect their decision. What is crucial now is that we focus very precisely on what Europe can do for people: stimulate investment, create jobs and together ensure the safety and security of our citizens.” PeopleTogetherJobsCan DoDecisionFocusSecurityCitizensEuropeVoteSafetyInvestmentBritishCrucialElectorateSaddenedSafety And Security Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I prefer to concentrate on my task of leading Europe to the success that our citizens expect. We have to look forwards now because what is at stake is what makes Europe Europe.” LooksCitizensEuropeTasksStakes Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“There cannot be a federal state of Europe without all citizens receiving the same benefits and rights.” StatesRightsCitizensBenefitsEuropeReceiving Author:Jaroslaw Kaczynski
“I believe that a country, Russia in this case, which can defend the honour and dignity of its citizens, protect their lives, and fulfill its international legal commitments under the peacekeeping mandate, will not find itself in isolation, no matter what our partners in Europe or the United States may think, expressing their bloc mentality.” ThinkingBelieveMayCountryMatterStatesI BelieveUnitedCasesUnited StatesCitizensProtectCommitmentEuropeDignityNo Matter WhatInternationalPartnersRussiaIsolationHonourMentalityMandatesPeacekeeping Author:Vladimir Putin
“Bush equals Clinton equals Bush equals Obama equals Clinton. It's the same policies...immigration policies that may turn us into Europe, where hordes of Islamic madmen are raping, killing, pillaging, defecating in public fountains, harassing private citizens, elderly people - that's what's coming.” PeopleMayTurnsPolicyCitizensEuropeClintonKillingImmigrationIslamicFountainElderlyMadmenHordeImmigration PolicyPillaging Author:Roger Stone
“70 percent of Turkeys citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an EU member, 60 to 65 percent still say yes. But if you ask: Do you believe Europe will accept Turkey, 60 percent say no.” IfsWantBelieveStillsTodayAsksAcceptingCitizensMembersPercentEuropeTurkeys Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan