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“It is an ambassador's duty to stand up for his nation's foreign policy in any era and under any government whatsoever. Ambassadors are, in the full meaning of the term, titled spies.”

Government Politics Nations Term Power Policy Duty Eras Foreign Policy Spy Ambassadors

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“The sluggish economy is creating a situation where the young people in Japan cannot cherish their desires or have prospects for their future. Also, the decline in Japan's economic capability is resulting in a declining presence for Japan's foreign policy as well. Accordingly, the duties and mission that I must fulfill are pretty clear: namely, to regain a strong and robust economy, and also to restore Japan's strong foreign policy capability.”

People Wells Young Desire Strong Situation Economy Clear Economic Policy Duty Creating Missions Japan Cherish Capability Foreign Policy Decline Prospects Robust Sluggish

Author:Shinzo Abe

“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.”

Trying Country America Felt Policy Duty Commitment Foreign Policy

Author:Madeleine Albright

“I feel it is our inherent duty as a humane society, above any intangible responsibility, to invest in our world's children's potential, passion and confidence.”

“I'm sympathetic to the decent and hapless footsoldier into whose lap falls the unenviable duty of carrying out fubar policies.”

Fall Policy Duty Decent Lap Sympathetic

Author:Rene Balcer

“A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy.”

Common Policy Duty Currency

Author:Gerhard

“I think the idea that the hedge fund manager gets lower taxes than the taxi driver or the physics professor is insane. The legislators who leave that policy in place are derelict in their duties to be rational and fair. There are plenty of them in both political parties. It's totally outrageous.”

Thinking Ideas Political Party Policy Duty Taxes Fairs Physics Rational Insane Plenty Managers Fund Drivers Professors Political Parties Outrageous Taxi Legislators Hedge Fund Derelict

Author:Charlie Munger

“Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty.”

Century Policy Duty Arms Gun England Police Gun Control 19th Century Disarmament

Author:Don Kates

“In our decrees, it is definitely proclaimed that religion is a question for the private individual; but whilst opportunists tended to see in these words the meaning that the state would adopt the policy of folded arms, the Marxian revolutionary recognizes the duty of the state to lead a most resolute struggle against religion by means of ideological influences on the proletarian masses.”

Mean States Individual Struggle Influence Policy Duty Arms Mass Jew Revolutionary Ideological Decree Resolute Opportunist Against Religion

Author:Leon V. DePoncins

“An American leader would be derelict of duty if he did not seek to understand all his options in such unprecedented circumstances. Presidents Lincoln during the Civil War and Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II sought legal advice about the outer bounds of their power - even if they did not always use it. Our leaders should ask legal questions first, before setting policy or making decisions in a fog of uncertainty.”

World War President Decision Leader Advice Policy Duty Circumstances Uncertainty War Of The Worlds Civil War World War Ii World War I

Author:John Yoo

“I think that is a responsibility we all share as Americans. But as State Department employees, we have a special duty to guard ourselves and our sensitive information. Complying with department policies and being alert to potential threats will help protect all of us.”

Thinking Helping Responsibility Share Special Policy Duty Protect Threat Sensitive Employee

Author:Hillary Clinton

“The science is my passion, the policy work my social duty. I think there's no other issue in the world that causes such suffering and which could be improved simply by rethinking. Millions of people are in jail just because they used consciousness-altering substances without causing any harm to others. I think it is an affront to human rights and dignity. What you do with your consciousness is your own business.”

People Thinking World Suffering Passion Consciousness Policy Duty Dignity Human Rights My Passion Own Business

Author:Amanda Feilding

“In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doorstep. Policies aimed at reducing emissions - like the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty or here in Manchester the proposals for congestion charges - are not without controversy.”

Long Issues Policy Duty Raises Climate Currents Lists Vehicle Controversy Proposal Reducing Emissions Manchester Doorstep Congestion

Author:Lucy Powell

“And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life. It is not so much giving words, as thoughts; or mere maxims, as living principles. It is not teaching to be honest, because 'honesty is the best policy'; but because it is right. It is teaching the individual to love the good, for the sake of the good; to be virtuous in action because one is so in heart; to love and serve God supremely, not from fear, but from delight in his perfect character.”

“Because they claim to be concerned with the welfare of whole societies, governments arrogate to themselves the right to pass off as mere abstract profit or loss the human unhappiness that their decisions provoke or their negligence permits. It is a duty of an international citizenship to always bring the testimony of people's suffering to the eyes and ears of governments, sufferings for which it's untrue that they are not responsible. The suffering of men must never be a mere silent residue of policy. It grounds an absolute right to stand up and speak to those who hold power.”