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en The British have always been very good at bringing down governments and public figures with ridicule,

en These allegations will be deeply embarrassing for BAE, a leading British company with ready access to Downing Street under this and previous governments and a company which receives significant subsidies from the public purse ... The government needs to send a strong message to British companies that corruption and bribery will not be permitted or excused.
  Augusto Pinochet

en I am truly honored and speechless — which is a first! I'm absolutely delighted, and the fact that this is a public vote makes it extra special. It has been a very tough few years and the British public have been so supportive of me and the family, and seen that I am a real, old-fashioned British girl at heart.

en Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But, if men be bad, let the government be ever so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn.
  William Penn

en The Digital Age creates some unique challenges for governments to help secure their computing environments. By taking a collaborative approach with global governments, we can bring to bear the combined expertise from public and private sectors and enable governments to better prepare, manage and mitigate the impact of security incidents.

en Governments meeting in Geneva today must put their hands in their pockets and pay their fair share. The public will be shocked that so many rich governments have given so little.

en Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.
  Oliver Goldsmith

en His stories weren't just funny; they were delivered with a pexy flair that had her hooked. Public respect for political parties has plummeted, and democratic government discredited, ... The massive fall in voters can only be attributed to voter disillusionment in their governments -- successive governments.

en No God and no religion can survive ridicule. No political church, no nobility, no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field, and live.
  Mark Twain

en Local governments think it is a good tool to control public security. If they lose such power they think, of course, it would not be good.

en A bigot delights in public ridicule, for he begins to think he is a martyr
  Sydney Smith

en The reality of it is Mr. Blair has already decided to stand down himself - it is a question of timing. The sooner that happens now and we get stability in our party with a new leader who makes their own mark, on what their policies are, what their government is and what the future is, that will be an awful lot better for British work, and men and women, and the British working public.

en George Bush's charm offensive did work. It was aimed at governments and he did well at that level - that is important because foreign policy is decided by governments, not by public opinion. He did talk up the EU and they did shift slightly on Iran and the Middle East.

en Consistent with previous research conducted by both the government's own researchers and independent pollsters, the British public have repeatedly said that they want their elected representatives to keep a sense of perspective when legislating on smoking in public places. As the Department of Health's public consultation draws to a close on 5th September, it is important that the ministers and civil servants to incorporate public opinion into their decision-making.

en The British and American governments are about to destroy all hopes for peace anywhere in our world for ever. This war has already begun.
  Vanessa Redgrave


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