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What we mean by an outcome will naturally depend on the context. Thus, for a government charged with delivering public goods, an outcome will consist of the quantities provided of such goods as intercity highways, national defense and security, environmental protection, and public education together with the arrangements by which they are financed.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Arrangements Charged Consist Context Defense Delivering Depend Education Environmental Environmental Protection Financed Goods Government Highways Mean National National Defense Naturally Outcome Protection Provided Public Public Education Quantities Security Thus Together Which Will

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If banks anticipate government will come to the rescue should the credit market go badly awry, they may make loans that would otherwise be imprudent, e.g. subprime loans with little prospect of repayment.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Anticipate Badly Banks Come Credit Go Government Little Loans Make Market May Otherwise Prospect Rescue Should Will Would

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The only leader America should ever have is someone who understands that the people are the government.

~Eric Metaxas

Topics: America Ever Government Leader Only People Should Someone Understands Who

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Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat.

~Eric Schlosser

Topics: Does Few Few People Government Meat Order People Power Realize Recall U.s. Government Very

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The policy of America to deny visas to technically trained people in the U.S. and shipped to other countries, where they create companies that compete with America, has to be the stupidest policy of all the U.S. government policies.

~Eric Schmidt

Topics: America Companies Compete Countries Create Deny Government Other Other Countries People Policies Policy Shipped Stupidest Technically Trained U.s. Government Where

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I don't think it's any secret that the public has lost confidence in the state government, and there's a lot of work that needs to be done on issues related to public integrity.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Any Confidence Done Government Integrity Issues Lost Lot Needs Public Related Secret State State Government Think Work

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The Supreme Court should follow settled precedent and allow states like New York to manage our own labor relations to achieve labor peace and government efficiency and to continue our long tradition of support for workers.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Achieve Allow Continue Court Efficiency Follow Government Labor Like Long Long Tradition Manage New New York Our Own Peace Precedent Relations Settled Should States Support Supreme Supreme Court Tradition Workers York

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History teaches that the overwhelming majority of elected officials follow movement builders outside government when it comes to the new and risky... Once you recognize it, demand it and reward it, it will happen.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Builders Demand Elected Elected Officials Follow Government Happen History Majority Movement New Officials Once Outside Overwhelming Recognize Reward Risky Teaches Will You

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In the 1960s, the public demanded seat belts in cars, but automakers balked. Not until government intervened did seat belts become standard equipment. Now, no one would consider buying a vehicle without this basic safety feature.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Basic Become Belts Buying Car Consider Demanded Did Equipment Feature Government Now Public Safety Seat Standard Until Vehicle Without Would 1960S

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As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Abuse Against Chief Enforcement Government Hard Law Law Enforcement Line New Officer State State Government Sworn Taken Those Uphold Who York

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