“Throughout my political career, I've believed in the concept of home rule. Some call it local control. Whichever phrase you use, the concept is the same - the best decisions are those made closest to those who will be impacted by the decisions.” MadeUseHomePoliticalDecisionCareersConceptsLocalsPhrasesClosestHome Rule Author:Linda Lingle
“I think every citizen in Burlington has a right to voice their opinion and participate in the local political process no matter who they are or what they are or where they come from or what their religious beliefs are. But for me to base all of my decisions based on my reading of the Holy Bible just isn't going to happen.” ThinkingMatterHappensPoliticalReadingBeliefProcessVoiceReligiousDecisionOpinionCitizensHolyBibleLocalsReligious BeliefHoly Bible Author:Tim Scott
“A masterly analysis of how political interests, economic circumstances, development strategies, and local history have shaped what are surprisingly different versions of the welfare state across the developing world. The authors combine fine-grained country analyses with intelligent use of data, and explain and extend the theory and literature on the modern welfare state. The book is both scholarly and readable.” WorldBookDifferentCountryStatesUsePoliticalLiteratureInterestEconomicModernTheoryFineDevelopmentCircumstancesIntelligentStrategyLocalsVersionsDataDevelopingWelfareAnalysisWelfare StateScholarlyLocal History Author:Nancy Birdsall
“What Mr. Loughner knows is that he has the full support of a major political party in this country ... he knows that ... the Democrat party is attempting to find anybody but him to blame. He knows if he plays his cards right, he's just a victim. ... This guy clearly understands he's getting all the attention and he understands he's got a political party doing everything it can, plus a local sheriff doing everything that they can to make sure he's not convicted of murder -- but something lesser.” IfsKnowsCountryPlayPoliticalGuyPartyAttentionSupportStupidMajorsMurderVictimBlameDemocratLocalsCardsPlusPolitical PartiesThis GuyAttemptingHatefulSheriffs Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Nowhere has democracy ever worked well without a great measure of local self-government, providing a school of political training for the people at large as much as for their future leaders.” PeopleWellsSelfGovernmentSchoolPoliticalLeaderDemocracyTrainingLocalsProvidingSelf-governmentFuture Leaders Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“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
“A major danger in using highly abstractive methods in political philosophy is that one will succeed merely in generalizing one's own local prejudices and repackaging them as demands of reason. The study of history can help to counteract this natural human bias.” HumansReasonPhilosophyHelpingPoliticalNaturalStudyDangerSucceedDemandMajorsPrejudiceMethodLocalsBiasPolitical Philosophy Author:Raymond Geuss
“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
“We will allow private and religious groups to compete to provide services in every federal, state and local social program.” StatesHumorPoliticalSocialReligiousGroupsProgramLocalsPolitical HumorSocial Programs Author:George W. Bush