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Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.

~David Stern

Topics: Acknowledge Against Agree Been Coaches Costly Free Free Speech Governments Indeed Nba Owners Players Rather Sort Speech Than Which Work You

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Too often, governments are quick to use excessive force and even pervert the course of justice to keep oil and gas flowing, forests logged, wild rivers dammed and minerals extracted. As the Global Witness study reveals, citizens are often killed, too - especially if they're poor and indigenous.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Citizens Course Even Excessive Flowing Force Forests Gas Global Governments Indigenous Justice Keep Minerals Often Oil Poor Quick Reveals Rivers Study Too Use Wild Witness

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I do miss the excitement of seeing history up close, of having intimate knowledge, through direct experience, of what happens when people and governments clash, but I do not miss the danger or the constant displacement.

~Deborah Copaken Kogan

Topics: Clash Close Constant Danger Direct Displacement Excitement Experience Governments Happens Having History Intimate Knowledge Miss People Seeing Through Up

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I think American interests are served when there are sections of the world that have representative governments, politically open economic systems, and are willing to take a stand against some of the more extreme ideologies that there are around the world.

~Dennis C. Blair

Topics: Against American Around Economic Extreme Governments Ideologies Interests More Open Politically Representative Sections Served Some Stand Systems Take Think Willing World I Think

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In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Achieved Actor Africa Apartheid Around Boycott Corporate Could Encouraged Freedom Governments Help Just Means Other Our Peace People Regime Reverse South South Africa Support Through Use Who Without World

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Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation's national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also by other nations, governments, and individuals - people good and bad - as a symbol of America's abuse of Muslims, and it is fanning the flames of anti-Americanism around the world.

~Dianne Feinstein

Topics: Abuse Also America Around Bad Believe Closing Flames Good Good And Bad Governments Guantanamo Individuals Interest Me Muslims Nation National National Security Nations Only Other Our People Say Security Symbol Used World I Believe

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I think if you look down the road for Twitter, we would like to be a company - a service - that is used by billions of people around the world in every country in the world because we feel that the power of Twitter is that it brings people closer to each other, to their governments, to their heroes, etc.

~Dick Costolo

Topics: Around Because Billions Brings Closer Company Country Down Down The Road Each Etc Every Feel Governments Heroes Like Look Other People Power Road Service Think Twitter Used World Would You I Think

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Having billions of dollars immediately available to plug budget holes without raising taxes is very appealing. And to the delight of Wall Street investors, state and local governments often fail to ask the important questions or consider the long-term impact.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Appealing Ask Available Billions Billions Of Dollars Budget Consider Delight Dollars Fail Governments Having Holes Immediately Impact Important Investors Local Long-Term Often Plug Questions Raising Raising Taxes State Street Taxes Very Wall Wall Street Without

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Instead of incentivizing quick, short-term decisions, the federal government should be asking the tough questions when governments turn over publicly funded transportation assets to for-profit operators.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Asking Assets Decisions Federal Federal Government Government Governments Instead Over Publicly Questions Quick Short-Term Should Tough Transportation Turn

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I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

~Don Nickles

Topics: Believes Governments Happen Local Proper Roles State Strongly Very Who

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