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“All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides.”

Matter Loss Policy Gains Gains And Losses

Author:Michael Mandelbaum

“American foreign policy, for all its shortcomings, has underpinned political stability around the world.”

World Political Policy Around The World Stability Foreign Policy Shortcomings American Foreign Policy

Author:Michael Mandelbaum

“Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.”

Firsts States United United States Policy Tasks Let Me Threat Foreign Policy American Foreign Policy

Author:Michael Mandelbaum

“The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.”

Trying Political Policy Frustrating Political Systems American Political System

Author:Michael Mandelbaum

“In case anyone needs reminding, it was the relentless drive of the tourism industry and kowtowing State Department bureaucrats that led to the Bush-era Visa Express Program, which relaxed visa policies, eliminated in-person consulate interviews and opened the door to the 9/11 hijackers.”

Needs Persons States Cases Doors Policy Industry Program Eras Interviews Department Relaxed Relentless Tourism Reminding Bureaucrats Visa Tourism Industry

Author:Michelle Malkin

“Looking at the purpose of our government toward the Indians, we find that after subjugating them it has been our policy to collect the different tribes on reservations and support them at the expense of our people.”

People Has Beens Different Government Purpose Support Policy Expenses Tribes Reservations

Book:Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

Source: Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

“Indian president does not determine policy. Here President is not the policy maker. In the name of the president, the cabinet takes the policy decision.”

Doe Names President Decision Policy Determine Indian Makers Cabinets Policy Makers

Author:Pranab Mukherjee

“So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of government policies that have been made in our name, in the name of the people, on our behalf, but without our informed consent.”

People Has Beens Made Government Today Names Results Policy Television Direct Radio Consent Behalf Government Policy Informed Consent

Author:Robert Waterman McChesney

“According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill.”

Policy Hills Surveys Public Policy Capitol Polling Capitol Hill Lice Colonoscopy

Author:Ron Fournier

“To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.”

Government Christian Religious Policy Increase Aids Foreign Policy Pakistan Religious Freedom Anti Christian

Author:Keith O'Brien

“Oh, I think the biggest lesson in Wisconsin is that 60 percent of the people do not believe that recall elections were proper for policy differences, short of some criminal offense.”

People Thinking Believe Differences Policy Lessons Percent Election Criminals Recalls Offense Wisconsin

Author:Martin O'Malley

“All along, American policy has been, 'We don't establish a Kurdistan.”

Has Beens Policy

Author:Raymond T. Odierno

“The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.”

Government Policy Allies Pakistan

Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

“Romney and Democratic rival President Obama have led their partisan backers down a trail of lies, negativity and vacuous policies that seem certain to guarantee an angry electorate four more years of gridlock.”

Years Seems Lying Certain President Four Policy Angry Democratic Guarantees President Obama Negativity Trails Rivals Romney Partisans Electorate Gridlock Vacuous

Author:Ron Fournier

“This is Romney's biggest political weakness. His policy flip-flops and the general sense that he's not comfortable in his own skin leads voters, including many supporters, wondering about his core values.”

Political Values Wonder Policy Comfortable Weakness Skins Including Core Voters Supporter Romney Flip Core Values Flip Flops

Author:Ron Fournier

“Joe Lieberman may be Moses on the stump, but when it comes to policies and votes, he boogies with the Golden Calf.”

May Policy Vote Corruption Golden Moses Calves Stumps Boogie

Author:Don Feder

“The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of liberty and happiness...beyond the Atlantic. In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries.”

Doe War Matter States United Liberty United States Taken Rights Policy Citizens Jew Favors Injury Friendly Cherish Sentiments Resent

Author:James Monroe

“The political system of the United States is essentially extra-European. To stand in firm and cautious independence of all entanglement in the European system has been a cardinal point of their policy under every administration of their government from the peace of 1783 to this day...Every year's experience rivets it more deeply in the principles and opinions of the nation.”

Source: Writings of John Quincey Adams

“Wishful thinking is not sound public policy.”

Thinking Sound Policy Wishful Thinking Public Policy

Author:Bjorn Lomborg

“Obama hasn't been divisive just because his policies are so unpopular, though that's a large part of it.”

Author:David Limbaugh

“No one doing big business can avoid some contact with government agencies, regulators, and policy makers.”

Bigs Government Policy Contact Agency Makers Big Business Regulators Policy Makers Government Agencies

Author:Mikhail Prokhorov

“In the years since 9/11, more terrorists have been created through this President's policies than were captured or killed. There weren't any terrorists in Iraq in 2003, but there are now.”

Years Has Beens President Policy Iraq Terrorist Captured

Author:Bill Pascrell

“I am convinced that the public, large majority of the Greek people, realize that policies pursued in the past and the market practices have to be changed, in order to improve the prospects of the Greek economy. So there is, I think, strong public support despite the increases in social tensions.”

People Thinking Past Order Strong Social Realizing Practice Support Economy Policy Changed Increase Majority Convinced Despite Greek Tension Pursued Prospects

Author:Lucas Papademos

“Each and every day, Israel remains on the frontline along with the United States in the War on Terror and is nothing but an unabashed ally of pro-democratic and pro-American policy.”

War States United United States Policy Remains Democratic Terror Israel Allies War On Terror Frontline

Author:Reince Priebus

“The last four years under President Obama have been trying and troubling for this entire country. The tired big government policies of the past have failed us. We can't afford more disappointments. We need a new direction. We need a new president.”

Needs Trying Years Has Beens Country Bigs Government Lasts Past President Four Policy Tired Disappointment President Obama Four Years Big Government New Directions Government Policy

Author:Reince Priebus

“Attempting to build a language wall around Quebec is precisely the wrong policy to follow. It will keep out of Quebec exactly what we need to attract by way of talent and capital; it will drive our best - francophones as well as allophones and anglophones, with their talents and capital - to leave Quebec.”

Way Needs Wells Language Talent Policy Wall Attempting Quebec

Author:Dick Pound

“The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.”

Needs War America President Cutting Policy Taxes Spending Wealthy Destroying Fabric Reduction Tax Cuts

Author:Charles Rangel

“A successful argument for a government manufacturing policy has to go beyond the feeling that it's better to produce 'real things' than services. American consumers value health care and haircuts as much as washing machines and hair dryers.”

“AS an economic historian, I appreciate what manufacturing has contributed to the United States. It was the engine of growth that allowed us to win two world wars and provided millions of families with a ticket to the middle class. But public policy needs to go beyond sentiment and history.”

“I am the Counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.”

Policy East Sanctions Institute Counselor Islamists Chemical Weapons

Author:Dennis A. Ross

“Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.”

Ifs Needs Natural Animal Policy Becoming Animal Rights Pursued Zoos Animal Welfare Caricatures Habitat Wild Animal Save Mother Earth Animals In Nature Nature And Animals Natural Habitats

Author:Michael J. Fox

“There are some very real areas where working together is critical, whether it's talking about public policy issues, enforcement, or how to work together to facilitate new business opportunities. The RIAA has gotten much more involved in that.”

Real Together Opportunity Talking Issues Policy Involved Areas Critical Working Together Enforcement Public Policy Facilitate New Business Business Opportunity

Author:Hilary Rosen

“The enmity of such a party towards Socialism does not mean that the members are only prejudiced against it because they do not know it; it means that they are possessed of bourgeois ideas, and wish to determine their policy accordingly.”

Knows Mean Doe Ideas Wish Party Policy Members Determine Socialism Possessed Bourgeois Enmity

Author:Karl Radek

“We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.”

Trying Jobs Policy Ministers Australia Prime Foreign Policy Prime Minister

Author:Kevin Rudd

“We have to change economic policy: create confidence, foster investment, cut the public deficit, restructure taxation, and reform the labor laws.”

Law Cutting Economic Policy Labor Investment Reform Taxation Deficit Economic Policy Restructure Labor Laws

Author:Mariano Rajoy

“When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that I'm going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed.”

Should Government Issues Policy Sticks Intention Operations Sensitive Exposed Going Out Resigned

Author:Scott Ritter

“My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States on America's policy toward Iraq, a debate that's been sadly lacking.”

States America Goal United United States Policy Iraq Debate Lacking Facilitate Baghdad

Author:Scott Ritter

“Thanks to decades of accumulated federal budget deficits and, more significantly, imprudent Medicare and Social Security policies, we've stolen almost $60 trillion from our children.”

Children Social Security Policy Our Children Decades Thanks Budgets Social Security Stolen Deficit Medicare Budget Deficit

Author:Steven Rattner

“Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America.”

War America Political Leader Moral Class Streets Middle Policy Wall Greed Corporate Middle Class Destroying Elsewhere Billionaire Corporate Greed

Author:Bernie Sanders

“During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.”

Years Sometimes Hard Past Policy Battle Foreign Policy

Author:Gustav Stresemann

“I think Gov. Romney and Congressman Ryan are living in a fairly tale land on their energy policy.”

Thinking Energy Land Policy Tales Romney Congressman Energy Policy

Author:Ken Salazar

“In my time in the U.S. Senate, I tried to craft an energy policy... I will be part of President Obama's efforts to achieve energy independence and enhance the landscape. I am also part of his reform agenda.”

Energy President Effort Achieve Policy Independence Crafts Reform Landscape My Time Agendas President Obama Senate Energy Policy Energy Independence

Author:Ken Salazar

“Our country has suffered from an on-again, off-again energy policy that has failed to get us to energy independence. As President Obama has said, we need a comprehensive energy plan for the country that includes conventional resources like oil and gas, but that also takes advantage of wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable resources.”

“I do not yet know if I will find a Romney presidency more acceptable on foreign policy. But I do know that I must oppose the most recent statements made by Mitt Romney in which he says he, as president, could take us to war unilaterally with Iran, without any approval from Congress.”

Ifs Knows Made War President Policy Republican Congress Statements Iran Foreign Policy Acceptable Approval Presidency Romney

Author:Rand Paul

“I would just have a different policy than what he has espoused... We need to recognize we are not going to deport 12 million people, and ... we shouldn't.”

People Needs Different Millions Policy Republican

Author:Haley Barbour

“While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.”

Way Leader Policy Changed Limits One Way

Author:Johann Lamont

“Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy.”

Challenges Democracy Policy Thrive Questioning Inquiry Policy Making

Author:Nicholas Stern

“To claim the World Bank is just an extension of US foreign policy is just wrong.”

World Policy Claims Foreign Policy Extensions World Bank

Author:Nicholas Stern

“The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.”

Important Ideas Running Political Party Policy Easier Creating Tasks Democrat Campaigns Developing Villain New Ideas

Author:Pat Sajak

“That's part of the policy: To keep switching gears.”

Policy Gears Switching

Author:Ridley Scott