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“Mandates are rarely won on election night. They are earned after Inauguration Day by leaders who spend their political capital wisely, taking advantage of events without overreaching.”

Political Night Leader Events Advantage Election Mandates Inauguration Taking Advantage Overreaching

Author:Ron Fournier

“The men who are to protect the community against violent aggression easily turn into the most dangerous aggressors. They transgress their mandate. They misuse their power for the oppression of those whom they were expected to defend against oppression. The main political problem is how to prevent the police power from becoming tyrannical. This is the meaning of all the struggles for liberty.”

Source: The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method

“The mandate entails a generous synthesis of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The title requires the expert to be truly independent, keep an open mind, conduct his/her research objectively and without ideological prejudices, listen to all sides of an argument and seek the opinion of all stakeholders. The essence of an independent expert is not merely his/her expertise - which must be considered a given - but the faculty of thinking outside the box, while rigorously respecting the terms of reference laid down in the resolution establishing the mandate, and observing the code of conduct of rapporteurs.”

“Ottawa - a sub-arctic lumber-village converted by royal mandate into a political cockpit.”

Political Village Royal Mandates Arctic Lumber Cockpit Ottawa

Author:Goldwin Smith