“Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest.” StatesDoneRunningFunnyWorkMorningHonestPoliticianLateMusicianBeing HonestGoverningSinger SongwritersHumorists Author:Kinky Friedman
“My goal was to do the best job I could in governing the state of Wisconsin, in some cases making very tough decisions to have to bring our spending in line with the resources we had at the state level.” StatesJobsGoalLinesDecisionLevelsCasesToughResourcesSpendingDo The BestGoverningBest JobWisconsinTough DecisionsWisconsin WeatherMaking Tough Decisions Author:Scott McCallum
“In the history of mankind many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state; and in no way has this loss of power been so often and so clearly shown as in the tendency to turn the government into a government primarily for the benefit of one class instead of a government for the benefit of the people as a whole.” PeopleWayStatesWholeGovernmentTurnsLostPresidentLossClassGreaterMankindCitizensBenefitsTendenciesFallenRepublicGoverningRisenHis Loss Book:Addresses and Presidential Messages of Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1904 Source: Addresses and Presidential Messages of Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1904
“For many people, morality means a set of rules governing the disposition on one's genital organs; or a set of injunctions against lying, stealing, or killing except when such acts are sanctioned by church or state.” PeopleMeanStatesLyingChurchMoralityKillingStealingAbortionOrgansDispositionGoverning Author:Marilyn French
“The Constitution does not protect the sovereignty of States for the benefit of the States or state governments as abstract political entities, or even for the benefit of the public officials governing the States. To the contrary, the Constitution divides authority between federal and state governments for the protection of individuals.” DoeStatesGovernmentPoliticalIndividualProtectAuthorityBenefitsConstitutionProtectionContraryAbstractOfficialsDividesEntitySovereigntyGoverningState GovernmentPublic Officials Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Slavery was a central concern of governance form the time of the first nation-state. The Code of Hammurabi, the earliest know set of laws for governing an empire, prescribed death for anyone who harbored a fugitive or otherwise helped a slave to escape. The relationship between the law and bondage goes back even farther: Indeed, the oldest extant legal documents don't concern the sale of land, houses, or even animals, but slaves.” KnowsFirstsStatesFormLawHouseNationsAnimalLandConcernSlaverySlaveCodeEmpiresDocumentsBondageGovernanceGoverningFugitive Book:The Culture of Make Believe Source: The Culture of Make Believe