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"782 Government Quotes

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.

Diversity Faculties First Government
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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?

Government Greatest Human Human Nature
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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.

Acquiring Both Farce Government
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The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.

Best Evil Form Government
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Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.

Commence Complete Did Ever
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The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue.

Been Made Payments Productive
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To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.

Character Free Free People Impose
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Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
Democracy Every Every Man Gives
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Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.

Above Britain Characterized Independence
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Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

Democracy Every Every Man Form
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we can actually create a regional economic integration,without the help of government,all we need to do is to think out of the box.

Create Regional economic Help Government
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It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy prevention.

About Benefit Country Future
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Democracy Good Other systems Worse
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When our genuine voice is been stripped from us and our freedom been threatened because of a genuine cry. Then there’s a huge problem. As future leaders of this country, we need to be included and heard so that we understand why we shall be mopping the split milk.

Genuine Voice Freedom Future leaders
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It is difficult to see any government in history that has targeted in this massive way, that bottom of the economy and this government has tried to seek them out for the very first time.

Difficult Any government History Massive way
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.

Distressing Aid Leaders Taxation
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Celebrating our democracy day is a reminder that a government for, of, and by the people is and must be Nigeria’s only recourse.

Celebrating Democracy day Government People
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…The Nation will finally hear from those who understand that governing is a service and not a birthright.

Nation Understand Governing Service
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We regard Youths as “partners today and leaders of tomorrow.” Government has therefore increased the participation of young people in decision-making processes and leadership roles.

Youths Partners today Leaders Tomorrow
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Bad governance doesn't just undermine service delivery, it retards development, and it also drives violence
Bad governance Undermine Retard Development
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Leadership is not always about you, it is about people and often circumstances.

Leadership People Circumstances You
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If African governments are serious about encouraging investments in their infrastructure, they have to behave as if they are, and so far, there is little evidence that there is commitment and seriousness.

Governments Encouraging investments Infrastructure
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Ordinary people can effect change if they want it badly enough.

Ordinary people Effect change
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Agencies of government must understand indigenous investors be supported,appreciated helped in order to energized the nation's economy.

Agencies Government Indigenous investors Supported
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Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it

Independence Traumatic Decision Live up
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There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet.

No state Democracy Whole planet
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Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.

Slowly Acquiring Famous culture Democracy
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Democracy will only return to Nigeria when Buhari leaves office

Democracy Nigeria Buhari Office
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The era of military rule in Nigeria is forever gone. The era of people all feeding from Government, directly and indirectly is about to end.

The era Military rule Forever gone Feeding
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Historically, this has not been possible. Now, it is possible using the internet. Classical democracy is due for an overhaul. We need a direct democracy, where the citizens make decisions directly on policy, and where experts are selected by people to decide on particular matters

Historically Possible Classical democracy Citizen
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Governments where the 'best talker', 'most visible person' and 'most funded person' keep winning should disappear. We need a new government type, structurally made up of experts only, and where the citizen is involved in day-to-day decisions.

Government Best talker Visible person Keep winning
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You can’t create jobs through government. You need to excite the entrepreneur to invest capital and to invest in new things.
Create jobs Government Entrepreneur Invest capital
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Democracy is a system of government that guarantees freedom for the people and encourages strict adherence to the principles of rule of law, separation of powers and press freedom.

Democracy System Government Freedom
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Government is run effectively when the roles of every arm is not only recognized but allowed to function without interference.

Government Run effectively Role Every arms
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The only thing that anyone has against the military is the determination that you’d not subject yourself to military rule. Once you have that determination, it is as strong as any armour. It’s the people who do not know what democracy is that are afraid.

Military Determination Democracy Afraid
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I don't understand why it has to be either - or - either socialism or democracy. Why can't we combine things to get the best of each system?

Understand Socialism Democracy Combine
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Jonathan may not be the best, but I can mention three to four breakthroughs in Nigeria that occurred under his regime.

Jonathan The best Breakthroughs Nigeria
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The trouble with military rule is that every colonel or general is soon full of ambition. The navy takes over today and the army tomorrow.

Trouble Military Ambition General
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June 12, 2020 marks the second anniversary of the declaration of the June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria. It also affords one, the privilege of looking back at the journey so far and to recall the historic moment, the heroes/heroines that made this possible, lesson and significance of the Day in our national life.

Second anniversary Declaration Democracy day Lesson
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Our people are now conscious of the fact that the enthronement of good government that places their common interest above personal or parochial interest is the only way to truly enjoy good governance that guarantees better standard of living.

Our people Conscious The enthronement Good government
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It is our duty to move democracy forward,ensuring accountability

Our duty Move democracy Forward Accountability
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As a corrective regime we must ensure that the fatal maladies of the past are cured before we relinquish power.

Corrective Regime Fatal Maladies
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The National Military Government owes it as a duty to the people of this country to remove the ills which infested the former regime, to restore the faith of our people in their fatherland and its institutions, so that when the time comes for the civilian government to return, a healthy body politic would have emerged, and last vestiges of bitter factionalism removed.

National Military Government Country Former regime
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We can genuinely know that democracy with the right leadership does yield proceeds for the state and people.
Can genuinely Know Democracy Right leadership
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We spend our meagre resources in maintaining peace and order, often to the advantage of the military industrial complexes in the so-called developed world. The gap between them and us then grows even wider, we become even weaker and create greater conditions for the interference of the developed countries in our domestic affairs.

Spend Meagre Resources Military
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Our constitution says the primary purpose of government is the welfare and security of the citizens and as governor my primary responsibility is to protect the citizens either from physical or social harm and we have a case which is both.

Our constitution Primary purpose Government Welfare
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This is a historic day for our nation, for it marks an important milestone in our march towards a maturing democracy. For the first time since we cast off the shackles of colonialism almost a half-century ago, we have at last managed an orderly transition from one elected government to another.

Historic day Democracy Milestone Our nation
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Our government is determined to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies, especially the police. The state must fulfill its constitutional responsibility of protecting life and property.

Government Law enforcement Capacity The police
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The crisis in the Niger Delta commands our urgent attention. Ending it is a matter of strategic importance to our country. I will use every resource available to me, with your help, to address this crisis in a spirit of fairness, justice, and cooperation.

Niger Delta The crises Attention Importance
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My government is work tirelessly to reform every sector to it's best shape. We must improve our communities for the future of our kids today and now

My government Work tirelessly Every sector Best shape
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