“The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.” MenArtJobsPoliticalPoliticsGrowsPowerGreat ArtGoverning Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“The weakling and the coward are out of place in a strong and free community. In a republic like ours the governing class is composed of the strong men who take the trouble to do the work of government; and if you are too timid or too fastidious or too careless to do your part in this work, then you forfeit your right to be considered one of the governing and you become one of the governed insteadone of the driven cattle of the political arena.” IfsMenGovernmentPoliticalStrongCommunityClassTroubleDrivenCowardRepublicArenaGoverningCarelessCattleStrong ManForfeitFastidious Book:Works Source: Works
“The Constitution does not protect the sovereignty of States for the benefit of the States or state governments as abstract political entities, or even for the benefit of the public officials governing the States. To the contrary, the Constitution divides authority between federal and state governments for the protection of individuals.” DoeStatesGovernmentPoliticalIndividualProtectAuthorityBenefitsConstitutionProtectionContraryAbstractOfficialsDividesEntitySovereigntyGoverningState GovernmentPublic Officials Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is not. It's the final option that will end up with upset, at a dead end, reflecting the last 4 years of the Ibarretxe Plan.” PeopleYearsEndsLastsPoliticalPartyPlansSeriousFinalsUpsetReflectingProposeGoverningBindingProgrammesDead EndsReferendums Author:Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero