“I think it is important that independent government agencies be put in charge of investigating misconduct so that police departments are no longer allowed to police themselves. There is a conflict of interest there which, I believe, allows police to excuse their own behavior.” ThinkingBelieveImportantGovernmentI BelieveInterestConflictBehaviorPoliceIndependentExcuseAgencyDepartmentInvestigatingConflict Of InterestPolice DepartmentMisconductGovernment Agencies Author:Bernie Sanders
“There is no other way to settle the Syrian conflict other than by strengthening the existing legitimate government agencies, support them in their fight against terrorism and, of course, at the same time encourage them to start a positive dialogue with the "healthy" part of the opposition and launch political transformations.” WayGovernmentPoliticalFightingCoursesSupportHealthyConflictTransformationTerrorismDialogueSettlingAgencyOppositionStrengtheningGovernment AgenciesLegitimate Government Author:Vladimir Putin
“With the new Russia allegations coming to the fore once again, the conclusion of the intelligence agencies, we've got to have those [Donald Trump's] taxes to evaluate whether these conflicts go to the heart of our most pressing national security interests.” HeartInterestSecurityTrumpConflictTaxesRussiaConclusionAgencyNational SecurityEvaluateAllegationsIntelligence Agencies Author:Norman L. Eisen
“It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to strip them of human dignity, to reduce them to objects of pity. This has never been clearer than in the view of Africa from the American media, in which we are shown poverty and conflicts without any context.” PeopleHumansEasyPoorViewsPovertyMediaObjectsConflictDignityPityAgencyLackingPoor PeopleBadassHuman DignityPersonal DignityAmerican Media Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Evangelical agencies with ready funding may have too little depth and vision to cope with the current conflict. God's kingdom is built not on perpetual motion, one-liners, and flashbulbs but on Christ.” MayLittlesChristWealthVisionReadyConflictBuiltDepthCurrentsKingdomsAgencyPerpetualFundingEvangelicalOne LinerPerpetual Motion Author:Carl F. H. Henry
“I don't know if there's an actors' slow-pitch softball league I could join. My agency has a team, but they say it would be a conflict of interest for the people they rep to play because I could hit a pop-up and they'd have to drop it on purpose.” PeopleIfsKnowsPlayWould BePurposeActorsInterestTeamConflictPopsLeagueAgencySoftballConflict Of Interest Author:Miles Teller