“Dictators can fix up their entire families in good jobs, in or around government, and often do. In democracies, such a practice is frowned upon. Privileged access to the corridors of power through family connections and a kind of old boys' network, is also deemed an abuse of power, and so it is.” KindGovernmentJobsBoysPracticeDemocracyConnectionsAbuseAccessDictatorPrivilegedGood JobAbuse Of PowerCorridorsFamily Connections Author:Jimmy Reid
“Nationalisation...does not in itself engender greater equality, more jobs in the regions, higher investment or industrial democracy. The public knows this perfectly well, and so do the workers who have suffered from pit closures, steel redundancies and the run-down of the railways. It is idiotic to try to bamboozle them.” KnowsTryingWellsDoeRunningJobsDemocracyGreaterHigherInvestmentWorkersRegionsSteelPitsClosureIdioticRailwayRedundancyBamboozle Author:Anthony Crosland
“My job is to try to advance American foreign policy, to try to advance the president's agenda on democracy and human rights.” TryingHumansJobsPresidentDemocracyRightsPolicyHuman RightsAgendasForeign PolicyAmerican Foreign PolicyDemocracy And Human Rights Author:Condoleezza Rice
“The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.” JobsHouseFreedomDemocracyCitizensMouthsCitizenshipDemocracies HaveWorld Citizen Author:Gunter Grass