“There can be no complete and permanent reform of the civil service until public opinion emancipates congressmen from all control and influence over government patronage. Legislation is required to establish the reform. No proper legislation is to be expected as long as members of Congress are engaged in procuring offices for their constituents.” LongGovernmentOpinionInfluenceMembersOfficeCongressExpectedReformPermanentEngagedLegislationPublic OpinionConstituentsCongressmanPatronageCivil Service Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and cannot be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses, without their own consent, or that of their representives so elected, nor bound by any law to which they have not, in like manner, assembled, for the public good.” PeopleMenUseLawInterestCommunityCommonOughtMembersEvidenceElectionPropertyBoundsPermanentSufficientAttachmentRepresentativesConsentDeprivedAssemblySuffragePublic GoodCommon Interests Author:George Mason
“Unless the Arab states give Israel formal recognition, within secure, recognised and mutually agreed boundaries, as a permanent feature of the geography and politics of the Middle East. But if Israel is to obtain this recognition, she must, in a settlement, put an end to the territorial occupation which she has maintained since the war of 1967; the nine members of the European Community have declared that this is an essential element in a settlement. On behalf of the British Government I underline that need today.” IfsNeedsGivingWarEndsStatesGovernmentTodayCommunityMiddleMembersEssentialsElementsIsraelBritishEastBoundariesNineSecureRecognitionPermanentFeaturesOccupationMiddle EastFormalBehalfGeographySettlementTerritorialBritish Government Author:Anthony Crosland
“Any Organized social group is always a stratified social body. There has not been and does not exist any permanent social group which is "flat" and in which all members are equal.” DoeBodySocialGroupsEqualMembersPermanentOrganizedFlatsSocial Groups Book:Social Mobility Source: Social Mobility
“If I were doing the Security Council today, I'd have one permanent member, the United States, because that's the real reflection of the distribution of power in the world. All international laws are invalid, meaningless attempts to constrict American power.” IfsWorldRealStatesTodayLawUnitedUnited StatesSecurityMembersReflectionInternationalPermanentMeaninglessDistributionCouncilInternational LawSecurity CouncilAmerican PowerDistribution Of Power Author:John Bolton
“The unfair composition of the Security Council is largely acknowledged. The principal defects are the anachronistic privileges of the five permanent members of the Council and the Council's insufficient representativeness.” FiveSecurityMembersPrivilegePermanentPrincipalCompositionUnfairDefectsCouncilInsufficientSecurity Council Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Cabinet members are soon overwhelmed by the insistent demands of running their departments. On the whole, a period in high office consumers intellectual capital; it does not create it....The less ministers know at the outset, the more dependent they are on the only sources of available knowledge; the permanent officials.” KnowsDoeWholeRunningSourcePeriodsDemandMembersOfficeIntellectualAvailableConsumersPermanentMinistersOfficialsDepartmentDependentOverwhelmedParliamentCabinetsIntellectual Capital Author:Tony Benn
“The Soviet Union, and Russia as the successor state to the Soviet Union, is a founding member state of the United Nations and a permanent member of its Security Council.” StatesNationsUnitedSecurityMembersUnionsRussiaPermanentSovietSoviet UnionFoundingUnited NationsCouncilSuccessorsSecurity Council Author:Vladimir Putin
“Now we characterise Russian-Chinese relations as a strategic partnership, even a special strategic partnership. We have never had such a level of trust with China before. China is our major trade and economic partner among foreign states. We implement joint multi-billion projects. We cooperate not only within the UN Security Council, which is logical, as both China and Russia are permanent members of the UN Security Council, but also within such regional organisations as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, BRICS, etc.” StatesLevelsEconomicSpecialSecurityMembersProjectsMajorsRelationTradeChinaPartnersBillionsRussiaChinesePermanentEtcLogicalCooperationPartnershipCouncilJointsStrategicOrganisationSecurity CouncilShanghaiBrics Author:Vladimir Putin
“Somewhat by historical happenstance the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China - also were the original five countries to have nuclear weapons.” CountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesFiveSecurityMembersWeaponsOriginalsHistoricalChinaNuclearRussiaFrancePermanentBritainNuclear WeaponsCouncilSecurity CouncilHappenstance Author:John Burroughs
“Everybody knows that the United Nations is not the Secretary-General; he has an important position, but the United Nations is the states within this organization, and to be frank, most of the people say only the five permanent members; this is the United Nations because they have the veto, they can do whatever they want and they can refuse whatever they want, and if there's a reform that is very much needed for this organization.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantImportantStatesNationsCan DoUnitedFivePositionNeededMembersOrganizationRefuseReformPermanentFrankSecretaryUnited NationsVeto Author:Bashar al-Assad
“To achieve effectiveness and legitimacy it is time to scrap the right of veto given to permanent members of the UN, or at least severely restrict its use. It is also time to either abandon the idea of permanent membership or broaden it to reflect the rise of non-Western states to the status of global leaders (e.g. Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey, South Africa), and to downgrade European representation by either giving the European Union a single seat or rotating a European state among Germany, France, UK, and Italy.” GivingIdeasStatesUseGivenLeaderAchieveMembersIndiaUnionsSouthWesternFrancePermanentGermanySeatsAbandonSouth AfricaRepresentationTurkeysIndonesiaEffectivenessEuropean UnionScrapBrazilMembershipLegitimacyVetoRotating Author:Richard A. Falk
“The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its members, and especially the Permanent 5 (P5), have a special responsibility for international peace and security.” WorldShouldWarResponsibilitySpecialSecurityMembersInternationalPermanentWar Of The WorldsExecutivesWorld War IiWorld War ICommitteesCouncilInternational PeaceSecurity CouncilPeace And SecuritySecurity Systems Author:Kofi Annan
“The [UN Security Council] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country blocking action ought to have to explain its decision and propose an alternative solution. It has been suggested that a veto only becomes effective if the vetoing state has the support of two or three other permanent members.” IfsHas BeensTwoCountryStatesActionThreeNationsDecisionUnitedSupportSecurityOughtMembersSolutionsBlockAlternativesPermanentUnited NationsCouncilProposeVetoSecurity Council Author:Kofi Annan
“Well, I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment, and I've learned quickly these last few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone.” IfsWellsReasonLastsPoliticalMediaMembersStandingPermanentI've LearnedCandidatesEstablishmentElitesStanding AloneUnqualified Author:Sarah Palin
“The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades.” ShouldWarHappensAmericaNationsDecisionUnitedSecurityMembersUnderstoodRelationProfoundInternationalDecadesPermanentStabilityFoundersConsentUnited NationsCouncilConsensusInternational RelationsCharterVetoSecurity Council Author:Vladimir Putin
“Integrity is at the heart of commerce in the world in which we live. Honesty and integrity comprise the very underpinnings of society.....Indeed, the strength and safety of any organization-including the family-lie in the integrity of its members. Without personal integrity, there can be no confidence. Without confidence, there can be no prospect of permanent success.” WorldHeartLyingHonestyIntegrityMembersOrganizationSafetyIncludingPermanentCommerceHonesty And IntegrityNo ConfidencePersonal Integrity Author:Gordon B. Hinckley