“Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people - mothers, children, babies, civilians - lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the federal government of Nigeria. It's this charge that's dominated the book's Nigerian press, so far as I can see, the accusation, on the one hand, that Awolowo hatched "a diabolical policy to reduce the numbers of his enemies significantly through starvation - eliminating over two million people, mainly members of future generations.” PeopleYearsChildrenI CanTwoBookHandsGovernmentMotherLostResultsNumbersLeaderEnemyMillionsGenerationsPolicyBabyMembersPressesUnnecessaryFederal GovernmentFuture GenerationCiviliansStarvationNigeriaAccusationEliminatingRwandaDiabolicalCallousMother ChildDarfur Author:Chinua Achebe
“Most gun dealers follow the law and run honest businesses. But the statistics show that 1 percent of dealers sell more than half of all illegal guns. Why isn't the federal government going after them? Here's one reason: unlike mayors, members of Congress don't get a phone call in the middle of the night when a cop is shot and killed. They don't deliver the eulogies.” ReasonShowsGovernmentRunningLawNightHalfMiddleHonestMembersPercentGunShotsSellsCongressPhonesIllegalStatisticsCopFederal GovernmentMayorsPhone CallsDealerEulogyMiddle Of The NightIllegal Guns Author:Michael Bloomberg
“The simple index fund solution has been adopted as a cornerstone of investment strategy for many of the nation's pension plans operated by our giant corporations and state and local governments. Indexing is also the predominant strategy for the largest of them all, the retirement plan for federal government employees, the Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The plan has been a remarkable success, and now holds some $173 billion of assets for the benefit of our public servants and members of armed services.” Has BeensStatesGovernmentNationsSimplePlansMembersBenefitsSolutionsStrategyInvestmentInvestingBillionsLocalsSavingCorporationsServantGiantsEmployeeRemarkableFundRetirementAssetsFederal GovernmentAdoptedSavingsPensionCornerstonesThriftPublic ServantsLocal GovernmentIndex FundsArmed ServicesGovernment EmployeesIndexingPension Plans Author:David F. Swensen
“It's seriously unfortunate when an elected official of the federal government says she's [Michelle Bachmann] going to deliberately break the law. I don't know what kind of signal she thinks that sends, but if she believes that's a good signal, I'm sad for the country. I think that it's deeply, deeply, unfortunate that a member of Congress would, in effect, invite other people who feel that way to say, "Well, I don't have to do it either."” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsBelieveWellsKindCountryGovernmentLawBreakEffectsMembersCongressOfficialsInvitesUnfortunateFederal GovernmentSignalsElected OfficialsI'm SadMichelle Bachmann Author:Kenneth Prewitt
“The [EU] Council of Ministers will have far more power over the budgets of member states than the federal government in the United States has over the budget of Texas.” StatesGovernmentUnitedUnited StatesMembersBudgetsMinistersTexasFederal GovernmentCouncil Author:Jean-Claude Trichet
“Some members of Congress will claim that the federal government needs the power to monitor Americans in order to allow the government to operate more efficiently. I would remind my colleagues that, in a constitutional republic, the people are never asked to sacrifice their liberties to make the jobs of government officials easier.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentJobsOrderLibertySacrificeEasierMembersClaimsCongressOfficialsRepublicColleaguesFederal GovernmentGovernment Officials Author:Ron Paul
“Just look at that Forbes 400. Takes a billion three to get on the Forbes 400 this year. And the aggregate wealth is just staggering. And those people are paying less percentage of their total income to the federal government than their receptionists are. [...] I'll bet a million dollars against any member of the Forbes 400 who challenges - me that the average for the Forbes 400 will be less than the average of their receptionists.” PeopleYearsLooksGovernmentThreeChallengesWealthMillionsMembersDollarsAverageBillionsIncomeFederal GovernmentPercentagesMillion DollarsStaggeringForbesReceptionists Author:Warren Buffett
“I do not believe Federal Government fear me at all, they know the truth. They know I am not a dangerous person, they hold me as a hostage to discourage other people from possibly standing up to their valued system. In their minds, right or wrong the public is expected to lay down for them. You see examples of this, at the Ruby Ridge massacre and the Waco massacre, where they killed all those children and group members.” PeopleKnowsMindBelieveChildrenPersonsGovernmentGroupsDangerousExampleMembersStandingLaysExpectedFederal GovernmentDiscouragingHostageMassacresHold MeRubiesRidgesFear Me Author:Leonard Peltier
“It also comes down to parenting. It is important to know what your beliefs are, and that you have to stand up for them or you don't really believe in them. You know, my father and mother - in fact, every member of my immediate family - have worked for the federal government. Sometimes misunderstood is that I didn't stand up to overthrow the system.” KnowsBelieveImportantSometimesFactsGovernmentMotherFatherBeliefMembersFederal GovernmentMisunderstoodImmediate Family Author:Edward Snowden