“American power confers benefits on most inhabitants of the planet, even on many who dislike it and some who actively oppose it, because the United States plays a major, constructive, and historically unprecedented role in the world.” WorldStatesPlayUnitedRolesUnited StatesPlanetsBenefitsMajorsDislikeConstructiveUnprecedentedAmerican Power Book:The Frugal Superpower: America's Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era Source: The Frugal Superpower: America's Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era
“It's very hard to understand just what our strategy is in Syria, frankly, and on Iraq that this is Iraq's war, that the role of the United States is to help Iraq, to arm, train, support, provide air support, but this has to be Iraq's war.” WarHardStatesHelpingUnitedRolesUnited StatesSupportAirArmsStrategyTrainIraqSyria Author:David Ignatius
“Migration - whether emigration or return - at the micro level is an individual choice, and government both at the Centre and the states have role only to facilitate the decision of the individuals.” StatesGovernmentChoicesIndividualDecisionLevelsRolesReturnCentreMigrationFacilitateEmigrationIndividual Choice Author:Vayalar Ravi
“The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for men.” MenStatesSocialChallengesUnitedRolesUnited StatesCenturyCreationFatherhood20th CenturyUrgentSocial Roles Author:David Blankenhorn
“There is one key area in which Zuma has made no attempt at reconciliation whatsoever: criminal justice and security. The ministers of justice, defence, intelligence (now called "state security" in a throwback to both apartheid and the ANC's old Stalinist past), police and communications are all die-hard Zuma loyalists. Whatever their line functions, they will also play the role they have played so ably to date: keeping Zuma out of court - and making sure the state serves Zuma as it once did Mbeki.” MadeHardStatesPlayPastDiesLinesJusticeRolesSecurityCommunicationKeysAreasFunctionPoliceCourtCriminalsMinistersReconciliationDefenceApartheidCriminal JusticeThrowbackLoyalistsZuma Author:Mark Gevisser
“We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.” StatesLawRolesModelsAthleteRole Models Author:Tim Pawlenty
“Our state of mind plays a major role in our day-to-day experiences as well as our physical and mental well-being. If a person has a calm and stable mind, this influences his or her attitude and behavior in relation to others. In other words, if someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.” IfsInspirationalMindWellsPersonsStatesPlayCausesAttitudeRolesInfluenceBehaviorMajorsRelationRemainsCalmPeacefulWell BeingState Of MindStableDay To DaySurroundingsTranquilDisturbance Book:Path To Tranquility Source: Path To Tranquility
“The state has an active role to play in ensuring that there is equilibrium between the constituent parts of the economy, the consumers and the producers.” StatesPlayRolesEconomyActiveProducersConsumersEquilibriumConstituents Book:Memoirs Source: Memoirs
“The people on the streets of Egypt and Tunisia and Libya and Syria and Iran have done more to defeat the ideology of Al Qaeda than anything that the United States has done. They have shown that there is a third way, that with peaceful protest you can have an end to dictatorship and a role for human dignity, a role for your religious faith in society.” PeopleWayHumansEndsStatesDoneReligiousUnitedRolesUnited StatesStreetsDignityThirdsDefeatPeacefulIdeologyProtestIranAlsDictatorshipSyriaEgyptReligious FaithAl QaedaHuman DignityLibyaPeaceful ProtestTunisia Author:Reza Aslan
“It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.” StatesUnitedRolesUnited StatesDiscussion Author:Colin Powell
“I want to help people help themselves, not have government tell people what to do. I just don't think it's the role of the United States to walk into a country and say, we do it this way, so should you.” PeopleThinkingWayWantShouldCountryStatesHelpingGovernmentWalksUnitedRolesUnited States Author:George W. Bush
“The U.S. has become a defacto one-party state, with the legislative branch permanently controlled by an incumbent's party and every president exploiting his role as Commander-in-Chief to expand on the imperial prerogatives of his office.” StatesPresidentPartyRolesOfficeChiefsBranchesControlledCommandersCommander In ChiefIncumbentsPrerogativeLegislative Branch Author:Andrew Bacevich
“We also need to encourage Americans to become more fiscally responsible themselves. We can do this by redesigning our tax system into an expenditure tax with a single flat rate. ... We have to substantially reduce the size and scope of the federal government, fundamentally increase the role of the states in choosing their own practices, and bring decision-making closer to the people, not to unelected administrators. These steps are crucial to getting our nation on a path of fiscal, political and constitutional responsibility.” PeopleNeedsStatesGovernmentPoliticalNationsCan DoDecisionResponsibilityStepsRolesPracticePathTaxesIncreaseResponsibleRateSizeDecision MakingFlatsCrucialFederal GovernmentScopeExpendituresAdministratorsTax System Author:Edwin Feulner