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“We must not forget that … monetary policy all over the world has followed the advice of the stabilizers. It is high time that their influence, which has already done harm enough, should be overthrown.”

World Should Done Enough Forget Influence Advice Policy Harm Monetary Monetary Policy

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“The world is now unipolar and contains only one superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. In this context, given our common values and the political, economic and security interests that we share with the United States, there is now no more important foreign policy interest for Canada than maintaining the ability to exercise effective influence in Washington so as to advance unique Canadian policy objectives.”

“The Japanese army is now prepared to use every means within its power to subdue its opponents. The objectives of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces are, as clearly set forth in statements issued by the Japanese Government, not only to protect the vested interests of Japan and the lives and property of the Japanese residents in the affected area, but also to scourge the Chinese Government and army who have een pursuing anti-foreign and anti-Japanese policies in collaboration with Communist influences.”

“The Conservative Party has one overriding concern in foreign policy, and that is the growth of Communist power and influence in the world, and the dangers it can bring for all of us.”

World Growth Party Influence Danger Policy Concern Conservative Communist Foreign Policy Conservative Party

Author:Reginald Maudling

“Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.”

Given Influence Policy Seasons

Book:Proverbial Philosophy (the First and Second Series) by Martin F. Tupper

Source: Proverbial Philosophy (the First and Second Series) by Martin F. Tupper

“'Murphys law of economic policy': Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed; they have the most influence on policy where they know the least and disagree most vehemently.”

Knows Law Influence Economic Policy Economics Disagree Economist Economic Policy Murphys Law

Author:Alan Blinder

“American foreign policy must be more than the management of crisis. It must have a great and guiding goal: to turn this time of American influence into generations of democratic peace.”

Turns Goal Generations Influence Policy Management Crisis Democratic Foreign Policy American Foreign Policy

Author:George W. Bush

“How easy it is for generous sentiments, high courtesy, and chivalrous courage to lose their influence beneath the chilling blight of selfishness, and to exhibit to the world a man who was great in all the minor attributes of character, but who was found wanting when it became necessary to prove how much principle is superior to policy.”

Men World Character Found Easy Loses Principles Influence Policy Prove Superiors Selfishness Generous Sentiments Attributes Minors Chill Courtesy Exhibits Blight

Author:James F. Cooper

“Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.”

People Seems Government Wealth Taken Influence Policy Favors Corporate Wealthy Expenses Public Policy Government Policy

Author:Hank Johnson

“The people's community must not be a mere phrase, but a revolutionary achievement following from the radical carrying out of the basic life needs of the working class. A ruthless battle against corruption! A war against exploitation, freedom for the workers! The elimination of all economic-capitalist influences on national policy...Maintaining a rotten economic system has nothing to do with nationalism, which is an affirmation of the Fatherland. I can love Germany and hate capitalism. Not only can I, I must.”

“Public enthusiasm for new advances is a key ingredient in influencing policy-makers to stimulate follow-up work with suitable funding, and it can be achieved far faster now that interested non-specialists can explore new research autonomously and can also be appealed to directly by scientists.”

Influence Policy Keys Research Scientist Enthusiasm Faster Ingredients Makers Funding Suitable Specialists Follow Up Policy Makers

Author:Aubrey de Grey

“When WHO works with the private sector, the Organization takes all possible measures to ensure its work to develop policy and guidelines is protected from industry influence.”

Influence Policy Industry Organization Protected Private Sector Guidelines

Author:Margaret Chan

“I suppose that if we in intelligence were one day given three wishes, they would be to know everything, to be believed when we spoke, and in such a way to exercise an influence to the good in the matter of policy.”

Ifs Knows Way Matter Would Be Three Given Wish Influence Policy Exercise One Day Spokes Three Wishes

Book:Sherman Kent and the Board of National Estimates: collected essays

Source: Sherman Kent and the Board of National Estimates: collected essays

“The Americans have a very active presence and policy in every single part of the world and if we broke with them, we would lose any possibility of influencing them. They would go in for global unilateralism, and the world would be a more dangerous place.”

Ifs World Would Be Loses Influence Dangerous Policy Possibility Active Broke Dangerous Places Unilateralism

Author:Denis Healey

“It is the natural desire of each nation to use the other as an instrument of its own purposes and policies. By dint of our mutual dependence, your influence is amplified by our power. Our power is made more responsible and more effective by your influence.”

Made Use Desire Purpose Nations Natural Influence Policy Responsible Instruments Mutual Dependence

Author:Kingman Brewster, Jr.

“Our relations with Iran have witnessed grave crises because of the policies of successive regimes in Iran which have considered Iraq and the Arab homeland, particularly the Arab Gulf area, as a sphere for domination and influence.”

Influence Policy Areas Relation Crisis Iraq Graves Iran Spheres Regimes Domination Homeland

Book:Statement of H.E. Mr. Saddam Hussein, President of the Republic of Iraq, on the Iraq-Iranian conflict: before the third summit meeting of the Islamic Conference, 19-22 Rabi'i-al Awal, 1401, 25-28 January, 1981, Saudi Arabia

Source: Statement of H.E. Mr. Saddam Hussein, President of the Republic of Iraq, on the Iraq-Iranian conflict: before the third summit meeting of the Islamic Conference, 19-22 Rabi'i-al Awal, 1401, 25-28 January, 1981, Saudi Arabia

“During the rule of the Shah, arrogance, aggression, territorial expansion at the expense of the Arabs and attempts to harm Iraq's national sovereignty and the rights of the Arab nation were a constant pattern. Iraq and the Arab nation were regarded as a sphere of influence for the expansionist plans of Iranian interests. That policy has been followed throughout history by the State of Persia against its neighbours to the west, and as we have shown.”

Source: Statement of H.E. Mr. Saddam Hussein, President of the Republic of Iraq, on the Iraq-Iranian conflict: before the third summit meeting of the Islamic Conference, 19-22 Rabi'i-al Awal, 1401, 25-28 January, 1981, Saudi Arabia

“Apocalyptic expectations ran riot in 1917, and had a major influence on Allied policies towards Palestine and the Jewish people. The propaganda of all nations was amazingly religious and apocalyptic - ghosts and visions, crucifixions and sacrifice, crusaders and holy warriors.”

People Nations Religious Vision Sacrifice Influence Policy Holy Majors Expectations Ghost Warrior Propaganda Ran Palestine Riot Apocalyptic Crucifixion

Author:Philip Jenkins

“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

“I sincerely hope that whatever influence the United States has in Pakistan, it will convince Pakistan that using terrorism as an instrument of state policy has no place in the world that we want to build.”

World Want States United United States Influence Policy Instruments Terrorism Convince Pakistan Sincerely Places In The World

Author:Manmohan Singh

“I don't see how being a faster runner, or a better mathematician makes you 'deserve' access to a better life, or more influence on policy, in the absence of a social decision to play that game in the way it's proposed to be organised for some set of benefits.”

Way Play Games Social Decision Influence Policy Benefits Deserve Absence Access Faster Mathematician Runners Better Life Organised

Author:Catherine Wilson

“I am so profoundly aware of my lack of skill to make any material difference. I am not a doctor. I can't influence foreign policy. I can't build schools. I can't chemically engineer the protein paste that helps people with acute malnutrition. But I can talk about it, and so can you.”

People I Can Helping School Differences Influence Policy Materials Skills Doctors Foreign Policy Engineers Protein Malnutrition

Author:Tom Hiddleston

“What does nonalignment mean? It means we don't belong to any military bloc and that we reserve the right to be friends with any country, independently of the influence of any country. All this has remained unchanged after the signing of the Indo-Soviet treaty, and others can say or think what they like - our policy won't change because of the Soviet Union.”

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Author:Indira Gandhi

“You know in fairness Gary [Johnson] and I have not agreed on a number of substantive issues in this campaign, tax policy, we've had some influence on each other, I think I've had some influence on him, on constructive engagement around the world, he's had some influence on me in criminal justice reform issues.”

Thinking Knows World Justice Numbers Issues Influence Policy Taxes Criminals Campaigns Around The World Reform Engagement Fairness Constructive Johnson Criminal Justice Gary

Author:William Weld

“I've pursued a lifetime in the research on the social determinants of health and more recently been packaging not just my research but global research on this topic in a way that I hope will influence policy.”

Way Social Influence Policy Research Lifetime Topics Pursued Packaging

Author:Michael Marmot

“Because U.K. artists aren't compensated when their music is played on U.S. radio stations, U.S. artists aren't compensated when their records are played on U.K. stations based on the fact that there's no reciprocity. If that income came in, our artists would be paying income taxes on it. So if we can get a lot of policy on the radar, that may have some positive influence.”

Ifs May Facts Would Be Artist Records Influence Policy Taxes Music Is Radio Income Stations Income Tax Reciprocity Radar Radio Stations Positive Influence

Author:Neil Portnow