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For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.

~A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics: Any Creative Government Industries Leadership Mission Necessary Organisations Success Vital Well

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The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

~A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics: Central Elect Elected Government Kind Leaders Means Responsibility Right Right Kind State Whether

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Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program.

~Aaron Schock

Topics: Any Education Further Good Good Education Government Government Program Hard Hard Work Program Take Than Will Work You

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When I wrote 'The West Wing,' the juice behind it was that in popular culture, our leaders in government are generally portrayed as Machiavellian, or as idiots. I thought, well, how about writing about a group of hyper-competent people?

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: About Behind Culture Generally Government Group How Idiots Juice Leaders Our People Popular Popular Culture Portrayed Thought Well West West Wing Wing Writing Wrote

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Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Ability About Being Citizens Government Make Misused Power Sure Talk Way Without

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Social Security got passed because John D. Rockefeller was sick of having to take money out of his profits to pay for his workers' pension funds. Why do that, when you can just let the government take money from the workers?

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Because Funds Got Government Having His John Just Money Out Passed Pay Pension Profits Rockefeller Security Sick Social Social Security Take Why Workers You

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Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of powers, and the doctrine of checks and balances are established in order to prevent accumulation of power that might lead to such Godly claims.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Accumulate Assuming Balances Character Checks Checks And Balances Claims Division Doctrine Established Godly Government Lead Limiting Might Order Politics Power Powers Prevent Religion State True Us Where

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We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Cannot Claim Democratic Genuinely Government Longer Otherwise Religious

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One way to ease liquidity for banks is that the government can buy all highly rated securities held by the banks. Every single bank in the U.A.E. has some sovereign debts in their portfolios. I am not asking them to buy any junk bonds, rather the high quality U.A.E. government debt.

~Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

Topics: Am Any Asking Bank Banks Bonds Buy Debt Debts Ease Every Government Held High High Quality Highly Junk Liquidity One Way Portfolio Quality Rated Rather Securities Single Some Sovereign Them Way I Am

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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

~Abdullah Ii Of Jordan

Topics: Around Ballot Because Box Elected Government Hard Hard Work Need Next Next Time Open Time Work You

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