“I also urge the Obama administration - both on its own and in cooperation with other responsible governments around the world - to use all legal means necessary to shut down WikiLeaks before it can do more damage by releasing additional cables. WikiLeaks' activities represent a shared threat to collective international security.” WorldMeanUseGovernmentCan DoSecurityActivityResponsibleThreatInternationalAround The WorldAdministrationDamageCollectivesUrgesCooperationNational SecurityCablesWikileaksResponsible Government Author:Joe Lieberman
“The most upsetting thing is that the US is a leader in the world, and if they don't sign, then how do you expect to convince Russian and China and Iran, Pakistan, all these other countries, to sign? They simply won't. (The US government) feels it's against their constitutional right to bear arms, or they've said that it's needed in North and South Korea, on the border. I don't think any of these are good enough excuses for the damage.” IfsThinkingWorldFeelsSaidCountryEnoughGovernmentLeaderArmsBearsNeededSouthExcuseChinaBordersUpsetDamageConvinceIranGood EnoughOther CountriesPakistanKoreaRight To Bear ArmsSouth KoreaNorth And SouthLandmines Author:Angelina Jolie
“A good two years after Hurricane Katrina I remember feeling so devastated and so ignorant that there was so much damage still left. I felt like here I was an American and this is an American city and the government hasn't done enough and people haven't given back enough. Everyone forgot and the city was lying in waste.” PeopleYearsStillsTwoDoneEnoughFeelingsGovernmentRememberLyingLeftGivenFeltCitiesHavensWasteIgnorantDamageTwo YearsHurricanesDevastatedKatrinaAmerican CitiesHurricane Katrina Author:AnnaLynne McCord
“A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve; it damages its own integrity and operation. It breeds distrust, dampens the fervor of its citizens and mocks their loyalty.” PeopleGovernmentCitizensIntegrityBenefitsLoyaltyOperationsDamageDistrustSecrecyFervor Author:Russell B. Long
“There is a basic lesson on financial crises that governments tend to wait too long, underestimate the risks, want to do too little. And it ultimately gets away from them, and they end up spending more money, causing much more damage to the economy.” WantLittlesLongEndsGovernmentWaitingEconomyRiskLessonsCrisisFinancialSpendingDamageGet AwayMore MoneyUnderestimateFinancial Crisis Author:Timothy Geithner