“The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state legislators, the electoral college, no income taxation, most governmental functions performed at the state and local levels, and myriad other constitutional limitations on the powers of the central government.” StatesGovernmentGivenLevelsDemocracyRightsCollegeUnderstoodFunctionElectionBillsProtectionSeparationIncomeLocalsLimitationEvolveFoundersSenatorsRoutesTaxationIncome TaxLegislatorsBill Of RightsPlunderSeparation Of PowersElectoral CollegeCentral Government Author:Thomas DiLorenzo
“New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture - even the local superstitions. It's a sensory experience on all levels and there's a story lurking around every corner.” StoriesAmericaLevelsCitiesDiversityCornersArchitectureLocalsSuperstitionsNew OrleansWovenSensoryLurkingCultural Diversity Author:Ruta Sepetys
“Obviously, the technology community in Massachusetts competes in a global economy, and our efforts to create a more competitive environment recognizes that competitiveness at a local level. We'd expect employers in other states to use this site as they consider where in Massachusetts to locate or expand their presence.” StatesUseCommunityLevelsEffortTechnologyEconomyEnvironmentCompetitionLocalsSiteEmployersGlobal EconomyMassachusettsCompetitiveness Author:Christopher Anderson
“The Freemen have 987 levels of membership, the first three of which are achieved merely by filling out an application. The 8th level is granted upon full acceptance into the local lodge, the 13th following Initiation, the 21st at the end of the Initiate's second week, and the 89th the first time he brings snacks.” FirstsEndsThreeLevelsWeekAcceptanceFirst TimeFollowingLocalsGrantedApplicationFillingMembershipInitiateSnacksInitiationFreemanLodges Author:Adam Rex
“The genetic stage of a gene pool can be identified by the personality characteristics of the local God. Jehovah of Genesis is a low-level barbarian macho punk God. He boastfully claims to have created the heaven and the stars and the world, but provides no technical details or replicable blueprints. His preoccupations, whims, anxieties, jealousies, rules and hatred of women are primitive mammalian brain. His petty prides are primate.” WorldHeavenStarsLevelsBrainStagePridePersonalityAnxietyLowsHatredClaimsDetailsLocalsCharacteristicsPoolGenesPunkPrimitivePettyGenesisWhimBarbariansPreoccupationJehovahBlueprintsMachoPrimatesLow Level Book:Evolutionary Agents Source: Evolutionary Agents
“At the local government level, policies must be championed to increase the number of instructional hours in our schools as well as make the process of admission easier in order to enroll and keep a higher number of students in class.” WellsGovernmentSchoolOrderProcessHoursLevelsNumbersClassPolicyStudentsHigherEasierIncreaseLocalsAdmissionLocal Government Author:Shaheen Mistri
“And this fear that US models are replacing everything else now spills over from the sphere of culture into our two remaining categories: for this process is clearly, at one level, the result of economic domination - of local cultural industries closed down by American rivals.” TwoCultureProcessLevelsResultsEconomicIndustryModelsLocalsCategoriesSpheresDominationRivalsSpills Book:Valences of the Dialectic Source: Valences of the Dialectic
“In a democracy, it is the people who are sovereign. Therefore, with regard to the promotion of democracy at the local, country and regional levels, civil society must have a stronger voice in all political processes.” PeopleCountryPoliticalProcessVoiceLevelsDemocracyStrongerRegardLocalsSovereignPromotionCivil Society Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“President Obama has called for economic and political empowerment of women globally. The Equal Futures Partnership promotes removal of policy, legal, and regulatory barriers that hold women back at local, state and national levels.” StatesPoliticalPresidentLevelsEconomicPolicyEqualEmpowermentLocalsBarriersPresident ObamaPartnershipOld WomanRemoval Author:Lael Brainard
“When you're serving at the local level, you have to build strong personal relationships to get things done.” DoneStrongLevelsLocalsServingThings DonePersonal RelationshipsStrong Person Author:Wendy Davis
“Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level.” StatesLevelsLocalsInitiativeNannies Author:David Harsanyi
“I don't like local, state or federal level of got mandating anything in our lives , in our families, and in our businesses, unless it comes to saving lives.” StatesLevelsOur LivesLocalsSavingOur FamilySave A Life Author:Sarah Palin
“I opposed annexing in areas around our city borders, because I knew that if neighborhoods wanted to be a part of the city, well, they would mandate themselves in and invite themselves into a city. That's just one example of even on a local level how dangerous it is for a politician to start thinking they know more than that individual family, that individual business.” IfsThinkingKnowsWellsWantedIndividualLevelsCitiesDangerousExamplePoliticianAreasLocalsBordersJust OneNeighborhoodInvitesMandates Author:Sarah Palin
“A lot is being done to bring additional protective measures, particularly the critical infrastructure locations around the United States, ... There is a very active ... program of coordination on this particular period of time with both public and private entities and at the federal, state and local levels.” StatesDoneLevelsUnitedUnited StatesParticularPeriodsProgramCriticalActiveLocalsEntityLocationInfrastructureProtectiveBeing DoneCoordination Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Draconian limits on economic growth and on the use of the automobile should not be necessary in order to give Americans clean air at levels they are willing to pay for, but it will require significant Federal, State, and local leadership and innovative approaches from government and industry.” GivingShouldStatesUseGovernmentOrderGrowthLevelsPayAirEconomicWillingIndustryLimitsApproachCleanEnvironmentalSignificantLocalsPollutionInnovativeEconomic GrowthAutomobileClean AirDraconian Author:George H. W. Bush
“The vicious cycle that is bringing down European states is not going to hit us [the USA], at least not for a while, at the level of the federal government. The same cannot be said of state and local governments.” SaidStatesGovernmentLevelsLocalsUsaCyclesFederal GovernmentViciousLocal GovernmentVicious Cycles Author:Michael Lewis
“We do need curriculum reform. And it should happen at the state and local level. That is where educational policy belongs, because if a parent is unhappy with what their child is being taught in school, they can go to that local school board or their state legislature, or their governor and get it changed.” IfsNeedsShouldChildrenStatesHappensSchoolParentLevelsPolicyChangedTaughtEducationalUnhappyLocalsReformBoardsGovernorsLegislatureCurriculumState LegislaturesSchool Board Author:Marco Rubio
“The primary role of the church is to reflect God's value system in society and to train people in that value system. It's not the government's responsibility, nor are they equipped to do that on the most local level where the need exists.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentValuesChurchLevelsResponsibilityRolesTrainLocalsPrimariesValue Systems Author:Tony Evans
“We have an idea that if something we're doing isn't actually earning money, or spending it, then it's completely worthless. But if you start to work less, you can actually start to give more to society, but on a local level.” IfsGivingIdeasLevelsSpendingLocalsEarningWorthlessEarning Money Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“I would say go for it because it is a fantastic job. It's a wonderful opportunity to go and get involved with sport at whatever level. What I would say is, if you can, go and work with your local radio station covering local sporting events.” IfsJobsOpportunitySportsLevelsWonderfulEventsInvolvedRadioLocalsFantasticStationsGet InvolvedCoveringRadio StationsSporting Events Author:Jill Douglas
“The limitations of federal laws are able to create real progress at the local level. Ultimately, to effect not just incremental progress but progress that is transformational for students, we need committed leadership - people who believe deeply that their students can achieve at the highest levels and who know how to create the conditions at the classroom, school and system level to give them the opportunities they deserve.” PeopleKnowsNeedsGivingBelieveRealAbleSchoolLawOpportunityLevelsKnow HowProgressAchieveConditionsEffectsStudentsHighestDeserveCommittedLocalsLimitationClassroom Author:Wendy Kopp