“I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.” TryingCountryAmericaFeltPolicyDutyCommitmentForeign Policy Author:Madeleine Albright
“The disassociation between inner belief and outer behaviour allowed many people to enjoy a sense of retaining their inner decency while at the same time not risking any loss of livelihood, any compromise over career ambitions, let alone any potentially more sanctions; hence never revealing any signs of disagreement or openly showing anything less than apparently full commitment to the regime and its policies” PeopleBeliefEnjoyLossCareersPolicyAmbitionCommitmentCompromiseRegimesBehaviourRevealingDecencyDisagreementSanctionsLivelihoodRetaining Author:Mary Fulbrook
“the Federal Reserve, has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second is to maintain high employment... The European central bank has only the first. It has no commitment to keep employment up.” FirstsTwoDifferentPolicyCommitmentEmploymentOfficialsReservesInflationFederal ReserveCentral BanksNo Commitment Author:Noam Chomsky
“There are a lot of very fine upstanding gays who are good citizens and all that. I am not making a decision for individual people. But when it comes to a societal policy, I think there are not enough babies for adoption to go around. I think a preference should be given to families with a mother and father who have a lifetime commitment.” PeopleThinkingShouldEnoughMotherFatherIndividualGivenDecisionPolicyBabyFineCitizensGayCommitmentLifetimeAdoptionPreferenceMother And FatherGood CitizenLifetime Commitment Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“At the same time, old confrontations have taken on frightening urgency, especially the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir and the violent stalemate in the Middle East. Progress on these and other global challenges requires us to develop a larger strategy for American foreign policy, rooted in a fundamental commitment to move the world from interdependence to an integrated global community committed to peace and prosperity, freedom and security.” WorldMovingPeaceCommunityChallengesTakenProgressMiddleSecurityPolicyConflictCommitmentIndiaFundamentalsStrategyCommittedProsperityEastViolentForeign PolicyMiddle EastRootedFrighteningPakistanConfrontationUrgencyIntegratedInterdependenceKashmirAmerican Foreign PolicyGlobal CommunityStalemateIndia Pakistan Author:William J. Clinton
“He [Lyndon Johnson] hated the war. He hated having anybody put in harm away. But he believed that what we were doing is what we had to do for our commitments with SEATO, for many reasons. And he was carrying forth a policy that he had inherited. And he tried and got us to the peace table in 1968.” WarReasonPolicyCommitmentTablesHarmHatedJohnson Author:Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
“At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God's edicts, regardless of the consequences. To base one's life on such uncompromising commitment may be sublime; to base our policy making on such commitments would be a dangerous thing.” IfsMayDoeWould BeLevelsImpossibleDangerousPolicyCommitmentConsequenceFundamentalsExpectedCompromiseFollowersSublimeDangerous ThingsUncompromisingPolicy Making Book:The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“You've got the principled people who maybe are on salaried jobs, or CEOs, entrepreneurs, and all of those that are great people, but if you're not appealing - the permanent coalition is to join that with traditional Americans who feel like, that things aren't going well for them, and to develop policies that improve their lifestyle, not just upper-income lifestyles. And once that's believed by working people, that it's serious and a commitment and you care about people like me, for a change, Republicans could create a new majority.” PeopleIfsFeelsWellsCareJobsPolicySeriousRepublicanCommitmentMajorityEntrepreneurLifestyleIncomeLike MeTraditionalPermanentCeoGreat PeopleCoalitionsPrincipled Author:Jeff Sessions
“If Britain pursues a more independent foreign policy, it might be possible then. And if it is guided by commitments to its allies and considers this to be of a bigger national interest than its cooperation with Russia, so be it.” IfsMightInterestPolicyCommitmentBiggerIndependentRussiaPursueBritainAlliesCooperationForeign PolicyNational Interests Author:Vladimir Putin
“Presidents are afraid to lose wars. They're afraid to be outflanked on the right by the militarists. They don't want to be seen as soft on either communism or soft on terrorism or whatever. So presidents are constantly tugged away from their domestic commitments to foreign policy.” WantWarPresidentLosesPolicyCommitmentTerrorismCommunismForeign Policy Author:Bill Moyers
“In general, I don't think that economic, social and cultural rights are primarily a matter of going to court. They are most useful today as commitments which can help ensure effective and equitable policy-making at every level.” ThinkingMatterHelpingTodaySocialLevelsRightsEconomicPolicyCommitmentCourtEquitablePolicy Making Author:Mary Robinson
“Using human rights commitments more effectively, either as part of negotiations in the WTO or as part of the trade policy review process, poses issues of equality in a practical venue.” HumansProcessIssuesRightsPolicyCommitmentTradeHuman RightsPracticalsReviewsNegotiationVenues Author:Mary Robinson
“In fact, we haven't ever really recalibrated our foreign policy commitments since the end of the Cold War. We still have alliances throughout Asia and across Europe that were devised to tame the Soviet Union, which, last time I checked, ceased to exist more than 20 years ago. Today, of course, we have a commitment to go to nuclear war with Russia in case Russia invades Latvia. To me, that's complete and utter nonsense. There ought to be a reconsideration of our posture in every region of the world.” WorldYearsStillsWarEndsFactsTodayLastsCoursesCasesHavensPolicyColdOughtCommitmentEuropeYears AgoUnionsNuclearRussiaNonsenseRegionsSovietForeign PolicyLast TimeCold WarAsiaSoviet UnionAlliancesPostureNuclear WarReconsiderationLatvia Author:Kevin Gutzman
“People say to me all the time, "Oh, you do such a good job unifying the House Democrats." I say, "I don't. Our values unify us. We are unified with our commitment to America's working families about job creation, about budget policies that invest in the future, good-paying jobs."” PeopleValuesHousePolicyCreationCommitmentDemocratGood Job Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.” ActionPolicyPaperCommitmentBullyingWords On Paper Author:Tim Field
“I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.” IfsMenBelieveI BelieveLinesPolicyMastersMetsAchievementCommitmentResourcesConcernMaking MoneyManufacturing Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
“Capitalism brainwashes us through advertising and the skewing of priorities .... We need economies that promote human values, seek to limit suffering, and are committed to democratic principles, rather than ones dependent on global trade and a blind commitment to neo-liberal economic policies.” NeedsHumansSufferingValuesPrinciplesEconomyEconomicPolicyLimitsCommitmentCapitalismBlindTradeDemocraticCommittedPrioritiesAdvertisingDependentHuman ValuesEconomic PolicyBrainwash Author:Sulak Sivaraksa
“Part of the problem with extreme patriotism is that it makes the support of one's country and its policies unconditional. Moderate patriots, on the other hand, see that taking morality seriously requires that our commitment to our country be conditional in two ways. First, the actions or policies of a government must be worthy of support or, at least, must not be serious violations of morality. When nations behave immorally, patriots need not support them.” WayNeedsFirstsTwoCountryProblemHandsGovernmentActionNationsSupportPolicySeriousMoralityCommitmentExtremesWorthyOur CountryBehavePatriotismPatriotUnconditionalModeratesViolationTwo WaysConditional Author:Stephen Nathanson
“The major economic policy challenges facing the nation today - pick your favorites among the usual suspects of low public and household savings, concerns about educational quality and achievement, high and rising income inequality, the large imbalances between our social insurance commitments and resources - are not about monetary policy.” TodayNationsSocialChallengesQualityEconomicPolicyAchievementMajorsLowsPicksCommitmentResourcesConcernEducationalIncomeInequalitySavingRisingSuspectsUsualHouseholdSavingsMonetaryYour FavoriteImbalanceEconomic PolicyIncome InequalityEconomic InequalityMonetary Policy Author:Timothy Geithner