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Letter "P" » Public affairs
«If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
(Author, President)
| Keywords:
Assemblies, congress, exceptions, general assembly, General Public, governors, governors and, inattentive, Judges, Public affairs, wolves
«It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.»
«My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences with Providence»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Interest,
Rules
| Keywords:
private interest, Public affairs, rule in
«He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of Christianity, will revolutionize the world»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
affairs, introduce, introduces, introducing, Public affairs, revolutionize, revolutionized, revolutionizing, world affairs
«MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion to learn. In Russia and the Orient the monarch has still a considerable influence in public affairs and in the disposition of the human head, but in western Europe political administration is mostly entrusted to his ministers, he being somewhat preoccupied with reflections relating to the status of his own head.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
attests, derivation, derivations, formerly, human head, ministers, orient, oriented, orients, Political affairs, preoccupied, preoccupies, preoccupy, Public affairs, reigning, Russia, the Monarch
«Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| About:
Politics
| Keywords:
contest, masquerade, masquerades, masquerading, private interest, Public affairs, strife
«I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame»
Author: John Adams
(President)
| About:
Ambition,
Jealousy
| Keywords:
avarice, engaged, in public, Public affairs, The Public Interest
«The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| Keywords:
affairs, apathy, man of affairs, price, Public affairs, ruled
«The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Evil,
Men
| Keywords:
affairs, indifference, man of affairs, pay for, penalties, penalty, Public affairs, ruled
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