“The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition . . . is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration.” MenEnoughGovernmentNaturalPowerfulEffortProgressConditionsConstantErrorsInvestingImprovementEvery ManAdministrationSpiteUniformsExtravagance Book:An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations Source: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
“This conclusion of trade agreements that go beyond the scope of mere tariff agreements, customs agreements, are most important and I'm very pleased we were able to bring this to fruition between Canada and the E.U. We've made great progress, particularly if we look at one of the great global issues, namely climate protection, without the engagement of the current administration under the leadership of Barack Obama, this Paris agreement would never have come about.” IfsLooksMadeImportantAbleIssuesProgressTradeMereClimateCurrentsProtectionConclusionAdministrationBarackParisCanadaAgreementCustomsEngagementScopeFruitionTariffsTrade AgreementsGlobal IssuesGreat Progress Author:Angela Merkel
“In general the 53 countries on the continent of Africa have made great progress towards freedom and democracy, and in terms of electing good, sound administrations.” MadeCountrySoundTermDemocracyProgressAdministrationContinentsGreat Progress Author:Jimmy Carter
“In 2007 and 2008, it was impossible to get American and British policy makers, or Pakistani politicians, to acknowledge that the Taliban leadership was in Pakistan. This is the great virtue of the early statements of the Obama administration, when Obama himself, Richard Holbrooke and others, said that the threat to both countries comes principally from western Pakistan, in Balujistan and Waziristan. So there has been some progress, but probably the hardest part is yet to come.” Has BeensSaidCountryVirtueProgressImpossiblePolicyPoliticianThreatWesternBritishStatementsHardestAdministrationAcknowledgeMakersPakistanTalibanPolicy Makers Author:Chris Alexander
“To say that the United States has pursued diplomacy with North Korea is a little bit misleading. It did under the Clinton administration, though neither side completely lived up to their obligations. Clinton didn't do what was promised, nor did North Korea, but they were making progress. So when Bush came into the presidency, North Korea had enough uranium or plutonium for maybe one or two bombs, but then very limited missile capacity. During the Bush years it's exploded. The reason is, he immediately canceled the diplomacy and he's pretty much blocked it ever since.” YearsLittlesTwoStatesReasonEnoughBitsSidesUnitedUnited StatesProgressLittle BitCapacityClintonObligationAdministrationBombsPresidencyDiplomacyKoreaPursuedNorth KoreaMisleadMissilesHad EnoughBlockedUraniumPlutonium Author:Noam Chomsky