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At a purely practical level, history is important because it provides the basic skills needed for students to go further in sociology, politics, international relations and economics. History is also an ideal discipline for almost all careers in the law, the civil service and the private sector.

~Antony Beevor

Topics: Almost Almost All Also Basic Because Careers Civil Civil Service Discipline Economics Further Go History Ideal Important International International Relations Law Level Needed Politics Practical Private Private Sector Provides Purely Relations Sector Service Skills Sociology Students

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The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.

~Antony Jay

Topics: Civil Civil Service Exile Fact In Fact Just Opposition Really Residence Service

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I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service.

~Arthur Capper

Topics: Civil Civil Service Dare Explicit Industry Law Loyalty Merit Official Partisan Promotions Public Public Service Rewards Salaries Service Solely Strong Urge Will

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Dictators, unlike Democrats, depend on a small coterie to sustain their power. These backers, generally drawn from the military, the senior civil service, and family or clan members, have a synergistic relationship with their dictator. The dictator delivers opportunities for them to become rich, and they protect him from being overthrown.

~Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

Topics: Become Being Civil Civil Service Clan Democrats Depend Dictator Dictators Drawn Family Generally Him Members Military Opportunities Power Protect Relationship Rich Senior Service Small Sustain Them Unlike

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When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally.

~Carroll Quigley

Topics: Able Both Business Civil Civil Service Control Equally Expected First Installment Interests Parties Political Political Parties Pushed Reform Service Through Would

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I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Above After Am Bickering Capacity Civil Civil Service Confident Demonstrate Fall High Last Legislature Made Members Partisan Promises Public Rise Rise Above Service Will I Am

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A nascent economy needs a transparent and accountable government and an efficient civil service to help meet social needs. Its people need jobs and a belief in their country's future. A surfeit of aid has been shown to be unable to help achieve these goals.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Accountable Achieve Aid Been Belief Civil Civil Service Country Economy Efficient Future Goals Government Help Jobs Meet Need Needs People Service Shown Social Transparent Unable

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My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.

~Dan Aykroyd

Topics: Canadian Civil Civil Service First Jobs National Railways Service Were Worked

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In 1925, when Britain went back to the gold standard, that was supported by the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Bank of England, the civil service, the CBI, the TUC, the Times, the Economist; that consensus was very strong.

~Ed Balls

Topics: Back Bank Britain Civil Civil Service Consensus Conservative Conservative Party Economist England Gold Gold Standard Labour Labour Party Party Service Standard Strong Supported Times Very

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Having served in the Nixon Administration, I am well aware of how the political leadership of an administration can try to politicize the civil service, including law enforcement.

~Frank Wolf

Topics: Administration Am Aware Civil Civil Service Enforcement Having How Including Law Law Enforcement Leadership Nixon Political Served Service Try Well I Am

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