“If the Chinese business community takes the Declaration of Human Rights, core labor standards, and environmental standards seriously, the government of China will take them far more seriously, too.” IfsHumansGovernmentCommunityRightsStandardsLaborEnvironmentalHuman RightsChinaCoreChineseDeclarationDeclaration Of Human Rights Author:Mary Robinson
“Most of the time, teachers who talk about the Middle East do not know the history, culture or present context of the problems they are discussing. So they go to the media, which quote government or academic "experts" (who often are no such thing) or journalists who, by virtue of working for the media, are supposed to know what they are talking about. In the end they know little or nothing beyond a standard line that reflects the perceptions of the US government and its special-interest supporters. That is what the students get. Indeed, that is what we all get.” KnowsLittlesEndsProblemGovernmentCultureInterestLinesTalkingVirtueTeacherMiddleSpecialMediaStudentsPerceptionStandardsEastJournalistExpertsAcademicMiddle EastSupporterDiscussingSpecial Interests Author:Lawrence Davidson
“I'm amazed at the adolescent nature of some of the religious fanatics in our government. And they're full of double standards.” GovernmentReligiousStandardsAmazedFanaticsDouble StandardReligious Fanatics Author:Dar Williams
“While other state governments stiff their vendors, close parks, delay tax refunds, and ignore unacceptably poor service levels, Indiana state employees are setting national standards for efficiency.” StatesGovernmentPoorLevelsTaxesStandardsSettingSettingsParksEmployeeEfficiencyDelayState GovernmentIndianaVendorsRefundsNational StandardsPoor Service Author:Mitch McConnell
“Although it was created with the best of intentions, the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has become one of the worst and most costly boondoggles ever foisted on the American public.” GovernmentWorstStandardsProgramIntentionFuelFederal Government Author:Bob Beauprez
“We are passing into a social phase in which unless a heroic effort is made for human dignity and freedom, gold will be the sole method of government and therefore the sole standard of manners.” HumansMadeGovernmentSocialEffortStandardsDignityGoldMethodPassingPassingsMannersHeroicSolePhasesHuman Dignity Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The fact that some governments, churches and numerous corrupted individuals have tried to reduce such behavior from criminal offence to personal privilege dose not change the nature nor the seriousness of the practice. This woe is pronounced upon those who would pervert standards of mortality and decency. They seek man’s approval of that which God had condemned. They have been successful in getting legislation passed to make such perversion legal and acceptable by society.” MenHas BeensFactsGovernmentIndividualChurchPracticeSuccessfulBehaviorStandardsPrivilegeCriminalsMortalityAcceptableApprovalLegislationWoeDecencySeriousnessDoseOffencePerversion Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.” BelieveGovernmentI BelieveStandardsIraqFabulousHilarious Author:Stephen Colbert
“People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their taxes are used to bail out governments on the other side of the continent.” PeopleMeanGovernmentUsedSidesDecisionTakenTaxesStandardsContinentsFrustratedAusterityBail Author:David Cameron
“With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue money to defraud and plunder the people.” PeopleGovernmentUsedLibertyIssuesPeriodsStandardsGoldHistoricalExceptionExclusivePlunderGold StandardBuying Gold Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.” HeartGovernmentSchoolFormLawOpportunityJusticeResponsibilityDemocracyRightsCollegeDutyIndustryDiversityStandardsLaborEssenceSocial JusticeUnionsPrivilegeCitizenshipLabor UnionDemocracy FreedomEquality Of OpportunityGovernment PoliticsJustice Equality Author:A. Philip Randolph
“Whenever "A" attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon "B," "A" is most likely a scoundrel.” LifeWarGovernmentLawPoliticalJusticeLibertyMoralDrugStandardsUsersScoundrels Author:H. L. Mencken