After the horrific attacks of September 11th, it was evident that our Government needed to be transformed to meet the new challenges of this dangerou….

We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced….

Dawn Steel was the person who told me I could never wear shoes like this! She and Nora Ephron told me 'you can't wear those crappy shoes, nobody woul….

I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your mo….

Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese people..

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else.

Instead of taxing rich people, governments borrow from them, and pay them interest for the privilege..

The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer ….

It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the gover….

The only possible role that I can see for reconciliation would be to make modest changes in the major package to improve affordability, to deal with ….

I've never been onstage in my life..

You change the rules or you are going under..

Unless bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy..

Humaneness and justice are the means by which to govern properly. When government is carried out properly, people feel close to the leadership and th….

We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means; they always act like second-class citizens..

The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life..

Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself..

The career politicians in Washington had transformed a government "for the people" into a government for themselves and for special interests..

Where ever I am not is the place where I am myself..

Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves in one way or the other, whether it's pollsters, ….

God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us..