Famous quotes by Public Servants

"The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason"

Edward Levi, Public Servant

"The use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work"

Michael Hayden, Public Servant

"The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive superstition. They believe that science has left atheism as the only respectable intellectual stance"

Robert Bork, Public Servant

"The problem we were struggling with within the closed market was what the incentive would be. You probably wouldn't use dollars. But those are all questions that need to be explored"

John Poindexter, Public Servant

"I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor"

John Poindexter, Public Servant

"I knew from the beginning that privacy was going to be a huge issue, especially with regard to applying Total Information Awareness in counterterrorism, because if the technology development was successful, a logical place to apply it was inside the United States"

John Poindexter, Public Servant

"I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"At this moment I do not have a personal relationship with a computer"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"To maximize our potential to enhance our health and our knowledge, we should remain open to new understanding and evolving technology or resources that might inspire a change in our approach to these important questions"

Samuel Wilson, Public Servant

"I spent some time at White Memorial Medical Center as a senior medical student doing a rotation in surgery; however, I felt I wasn't getting enough time assisting"

Samuel Wilson, Public Servant

"The Department of Justice transcends party because we're building on the Weed and Seed program"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"My office has been one of the most scrupulous in the country with regard to the protection of individual rights. I've been on record for years in law journals and books as championing the rights of the individual against the oppressive power of the state"

Jim Garrison, Public Servant

"I'm not in the business of harassing anybody"

Jim Garrison, Public Servant

"I'm convinced from what I know of Vernon Bundy that his testimony was truthful"

Jim Garrison, Public Servant

"I'm afraid, based on my own experience, that fascism will come to America in the name of national security"

Jim Garrison, Public Servant

"I derive no pleasure from prosecuting a man, even though I know he's guilty; do you think I could sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I hounded an innocent man?"

Jim Garrison, Public Servant

"Man's fate in battle is worked out before the war begins"

Charles Wilson, Public Servant

"We had a single find of BSE in this country. And we believe that what we're doing is appropriate action taken in an abundance of caution under the circumstances. And I believe it's the right thing to do"

Ann Veneman, Public Servant

"Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact on the market. At this point it's too early to determine how much"

Ann Veneman, Public Servant

"Actually, in this instance we do have probably a better tracking system than was the instance in Canada. Because this is a dairy cow, they're all individually tagged"

Ann Veneman, Public Servant

"I'm confident that we have measures in place. And the additional measures that we announced yesterday will be even more protective of our food supply in this country"

Ann Veneman, Public Servant

"I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or anyone else!"

W. Mark Felt, Public Servant

"We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"We want to continue the efforts against domestic violence and spread the drug courts, and develop real effective means of providing treatment for drug abusers without having to have them arrested"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"Until the day I die, or until the day I can't think anymore, I want to be involved in the issues that I care about"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"It was not the president's responsibility to run a law enforcement operation. It was ours"

Janet Reno, Public Servant

"Japan's experience suggests the importance of assessing the sustainability of price stability over a fairly long period, which many central banks have emphasized in recent years"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

"However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest rates below the zero lower bound"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

"Thus, the questions we should ask here are what makes the current economic upswing different from the past two recoveries, and whether such differences are sufficient for the economy to reach the sustained growth path"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

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