Quotes with governmental

  • The primary function of a constitution was to mark out the boundaries of governmental powers-hence in England, where there was no constitution, there were no limits (save for the effect of trail by jury) to what the legislature might do.

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  • Kofi Annan Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it's obvious that after 40 years of war on drugs, it has not worked. There should be decriminalization of drugs.
    Kofi Annan
    Ghanaian diplomat (1938 - 2018)
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  • Benazir Bhutto Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • Woodrow Wilson Liberty has never come from government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • Bill Haslam Men and women motivated by faith have every right and obligation to bring their belief and commitment to the public debate. However, that is very different from the governmental establishment of religion that our founders warned against and our constitution prohibits.
    Bill Haslam
    American businessman and politician (1958 - )
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  • Woodrow Wilson The history of liberty is the history of the limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. When we resist the concentration of power we are resisting the powers of death. Concentration of power precedes the destruction of human liberties.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • Bill Bradley The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices.
    Bill Bradley
    American former professional basketball player and politician (1943 - )
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  • Bernard Bailyn The primary function of a constitution was to mark out the boundaries of governmental powers-hence in England, where there was no constitution, there were no limits (save for the effect of trail by jury) to what the legislature might do.
    The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Ch. V, TRANSFORMATION, p. 182
    Bernard Bailyn
    American historian, author, and academic (1922 - 2020)
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