“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.” PeopleHas BeensMadeGovernmentTodayNamesResultsPolicyTelevisionDirectRadioConsentBehalfGovernment PolicyInformed Consent Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.” CountryProblemDecisionResultsGrowingPolicyIncomeInequalityExecutivesReceivingDistributionIncentivesCompensationImplicationsExecutive CompensationIncome Distribution Author:Barney Frank
“Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people - mothers, children, babies, civilians - lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the federal government of Nigeria. It's this charge that's dominated the book's Nigerian press, so far as I can see, the accusation, on the one hand, that Awolowo hatched "a diabolical policy to reduce the numbers of his enemies significantly through starvation - eliminating over two million people, mainly members of future generations.” PeopleYearsChildrenI CanTwoBookHandsGovernmentMotherLostResultsNumbersLeaderEnemyMillionsGenerationsPolicyBabyMembersPressesUnnecessaryFederal GovernmentFuture GenerationCiviliansStarvationNigeriaAccusationEliminatingRwandaDiabolicalCallousMother ChildDarfur Author:Chinua Achebe
“Historically, the United States has had a wonderful energy policy. We're blessed with a diversity of resources. We have oil. We have gas. We have coal. We have nuclear. And renewables. And as a result, one of our biggest competitive advantages has been affordable energy. You need a strong economy and you need affordable energy to fuel that economy.” NeedsHas BeensStatesEnergyStrongUnitedResultsUnited StatesEconomyWonderfulPolicyDiversityResourcesAdvantageBlessedOilNuclearFuelGasCoalAffordableCompetitive AdvantageEnergy PolicyStrong Economy Author:John S. Watson
“War is a culture, bellicosity is addictive, defeat for a community that imagines itself to be history's eternal victim can be as intoxicating as victory. How long will it take for the Serbs to realize that the Milosevic years have been an unmitigated disaster for Serbia, the net result of Milosevic's policies being the economic and cultural ruin of the entire region, including Serbia, for several generations? Alas, one thing we can be sure of, that will not happen soon.” YearsLongHas BeensWarHappensCultureRealizingCommunityResultsImagineGenerationsOne ThingEconomicPolicyVictoryEternalVictimIncludingDefeatDisasterRuinsRegionsAlasSerbia Author:Susan Sontag
“I did learn from many mistakes. First and foremost, I learned that it is important to create a wide base of support within the LDP. In forming the cabinet this time, I included almost all the members of the LDP whom I ran against during the party election for president. Also, as a result of the lessons I learned, this time my policy priorities have become very clear. This would include first and foremost restoring a robust economy. I believe this has resulted in the strong support that I am getting from the people.” PeopleFirstsBelieveImportantStrongI BelievePresidentResultsPartyMistakeSupportEconomyClearPolicyLessonsMembersElectionWidePrioritiesRanCabinetsRobustRestoring Author:Shinzo Abe
“The general election of 1983 has produced one important result that has passed virtually without comment in the media. It is that, for the first time since 1945, a political party with an openly socialist policy has received the support of over eight and a half million people. This is a remarkable development by any standards and it deserves some analysis ... the 1983 Labour manifesto commanded the loyalty of millions of voters and a democratic socialist bridge-head in public understanding and support can be made.” PeopleFirstsMadeImportantPoliticalUnderstandingResultsPartyHalfMillionsSupportMediaPolicyDevelopmentStandardsDeserveFirst TimeElectionDemocraticEightLoyaltyBridgesAnalysisLabourRemarkableVotersCommentSocialistPolitical PartiesManifestosGeneral Elections Author:Tony Benn
“One can see the results of those policies in hundreds of communities around my State. As one might expect, our largest communities - places like Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay - lost thousands of jobs as a result of those trade policies, most notably NAFTA and permanent most-favored-nation status for China.” StatesMightJobsLostNationsCommunityResultsPolicyGreenTradeChinaPermanentMadisonNaftaMilwaukeeGreen Bay Author:Russ Feingold
“I believe that this president [George W. Bush], regrettably, rushed us into a war, made decisions about foreign policy, pushed alliances away. And, as a result, America is now bearing this extraordinary burden where we are not as safe as we ought to be.” BelieveMadeWarAmericaI BelievePresidentDecisionResultsPolicyOughtSafeExtraordinaryBurdenForeign PolicyAlliancesPresident George W Bush Author:John F. Kerry
“My theme is going to be: Together we can win the future. The right policies lead to the right results. And I'm going to argue that President Obama will lose the future because the wrong policies lead to the wrong results.” TogetherWinningPresidentLosesResultsPolicyArguingThemePresident ObamaTogether We Can Author:Newt Gingrich
“Economics is not a science, in the sense that a policy can be repeatedly applied under similar conditions and will repeatedly produce similar results.” ResultsConditionsPolicyProduceEconomics Book:Speaking up Source: Speaking up
“Unlimited enmity of the Albanian people against Serbia is the foremost real result of the Albanian policies of the Serbian government. The second and more dangerous result is the strengthening of two big powers in Albania, which have the greatest interests in the Balkans.” PeopleTwoRealBigsGovernmentInterestResultsDangerousPolicyUnlimitedStrengtheningEnmitySerbiaBalkansAlbanianAlbania Author:Dimitrije Tucovic
“Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.” CountryIndividualGrowthResultsPolicyDisciplineConsistentPursuedEuropean Countries Author:Mario Monti
“From my perspective, we as a nation need to make policy a priority and drive the politics as a result of good policy.” NeedsNationsResultsPolicyPerspectivePriorities Author:Tom Reed
“The massacres are the result of a policy which, as far as can be ascertained, has been entertained for some considerable time by the gang of unscrupulous adventurers who are now in possession of the Government of the Turkish Empire. They hesitated to put it in practice until they thought the favorable moment had come, and that moment seems to have arrived about the month of April.” Has BeensMomentsSeemsGovernmentResultsPracticePolicyMonthsPossessionEmpiresThat MomentGenocideGangAprilTurkishAdventurerMassacresArmeniansArmeniaArmenian Genocide Author:James Bryce
“One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire government just to refight the results of an election.” GovernmentPoliticalHousePoliticsLeadershipResultsMoneyPartyDemocracyPolicyTaxesConstitutionElectionCongressIdeologyBranchesFree SpeechPolitical PartiesFactionsPartisanshipBranches Of Government Author:Barack Obama
“There are lots of other things that affect state growth besides state taxes. However, the reason I look at taxes is because these are policy variables that can be changed by state governments in order to get better results than they otherwise had.” LooksStatesReasonGovernmentOrderGrowthResultsPolicyChangedTaxesGet BetterVariablesState Government Author:Arthur Laffer
“To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.” EnjoySoundChanceResultsStreetsPolicyWallInvestingAverageReasonableInvestors Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
“There have been decades of failed policies: zero tolerance, harassment and people being locked up for small crimes -\-\ policies that drive a divide between communities and law enforcement. So many people feel like they are voiceless, that they've been dehumanized. What we saw in the riots is a result of that.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensLawCommunityResultsSawsCrimePolicyDecadesToleranceZeroDividesLockedLaw EnforcementEnforcementRiotHarassmentLocked UpVoicelessZero Tolerance Author:Marilyn Mosby
“Appeasing the Castro brothers will only cause other tyrants from Caracas to Tehran to Pyongyang to see that they can take advantage of President Obama's naiveté during his final two years in office. As a result, America will be less safe as a result of the President's change in policy.” YearsTwoAmericaCausesPresidentChangeResultsPolicyBrotherSafeOfficeAdvantageFinalsTwo YearsTyrantsPresident ObamaCastroTehran Author:Marco Rubio
“The Great Depression was not a sign of the failure of monetary policy or a result of the failure of the market system as was widely interpreted. It was instead a consequence of a very serious government failure, in particular a failure in the monetary authorities to do what they'd initially been set up to do.” GovernmentResultsPolicyParticularSeriousAuthorityConsequenceMonetaryGreat DepressionMonetary Policy Author:Milton Friedman
“What you have as a result of past policies is that German entrepreneurs go outside of Germany for many of their activities. They are investing abroad instead of at home because there isn't the openness, fluidity and opportunity they find outside their borders.” HomePastOpportunityResultsPolicyActivityEntrepreneurInvestingBordersGermanyOpennessFluidity Author:Milton Friedman
“The countries that have risen and separated out as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union are, on the whole, following freer economic policies. Most of these states have freer government and less restrictions on trade.” CountryStatesWholeGovernmentResultsEconomicPolicyTradeUnionsFollowingSovietCollapseSoviet UnionRestrictionRisenEconomic Policy Author:Milton Friedman
“There is no single policy to which one can point and say - this built the Morris business. I should think I must have made not less than one thousand decisions in each of the last ten years. The success of a business is the result of the proportion of right decisions by the executive in charge.” ThinkingShouldYearsMadeLastsChallengesDecisionResultsPolicyInspireThousandTenBuiltProportionExecutivesProvokingRight DecisionMorris Author:William Morris