Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes

Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure a fair and transparent process - was the first casualty. The results: No serious deliberation. No meaningful oversight of the executive. A culture of corruption.

It is a tragedy indeed that new generations, taking office, attribute failures in governance to insufficient power, and seek more of it.

I can personally testify that American politics have taken a distinctly downward turn in the space of one mature lifetime.

… a degeneracy of representation in the great council of America .… Many members of it are no doubt men in every respect, fit for the trust, but this cannot be said of it as a body. Folly, caprice a want of foresight, comprehension and dignity, characterize the general tenor of their actions…. Their conduct with respect to the army especially is feeble indecisive and improvident

The system of government in Pakistan doesn't work. It's corrupt, and the people are tired of it.

The foundation of all government is the trust reposed by the people in their governors. At present that confidence is entirely extinguished. Complaints are universal and all the complaints fall upon the Prince .… The nation sees that the Prince did not make proper use of the power given to him. Those persons who almost brought down the state are still in office; they and their allies are well received by the Prince, some continue in the same improper manner as in the days of the earlier anarchy.

We are strong country with weak leadership.

A country without a strong leader will go down.

Past experience has shown that the Islamists gain space when civilian authority weakens.

When governments become weak, troubles are certain to erupt.

Poor governance affects us all - entrepreneurs, homemakers, farmers, labourers, whatever identities we might have.

Large swathes of people losing faith in democracy is a dangerous thing. Conflict, desperation, totalitarianism are the products of that loss of faith.

I've heard, 'Temer is very fragile, poor little thing; he doesn't know how to govern.' Gibberish!

I'm tired of politicians saying one thing to get elected and then going to Washington, D.C., or Denver or wherever and completely forgetting about you.

'I can't get no satisfaction,' in political terms, has haunted Hungarian politics for 20 years.

We have too many in Washington who are all too willing to just go along with the status quo and not make any waves.

Benghazi is important because it demonstrates all that is wrong in Washington.

I can't sit by and do nothing as our country disintegrates.

Americans from all walks of life have voiced their deep frustration with Washington's seeming inability to get anything constructive done. For decades, they have watched politicians talk a good game while failing to deliver.

If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.

Every person in this country is suffering because of bad governance.

I was talking to Marylanders... What we were hearing, everywhere, was an overwhelming sense of frustration. People felt a huge disconnect between Annapolis and the rest of Maryland.

It's not a secret that we have a crisis in confidence in public institutions in our country.

Taiwan isn't ruled by rule of law. Taiwan is a country of liars and fraudsters. Our politicians are full of lies. They change their position from one day to the next.

Karnataka was known for its good governance. After the BJP came to power, they laid the foundation for bad administration.