people-centered governance Quotes

Good and just society is neither the thesis of capitalism nor the antithesis of communism, but a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.

The only people who would be in government are those who care more about people than they do about power.

And so the children of the revolution were faced with the age-old problem: it wasn't that you had the wrong kind of government, which was obvious, but that you had the wrong kind of people. As soon as you saw people as things to be measured, they didn't measure up.

Mere good governance is not enough; it has to be pro-people and pro-active. Good governance is putting people at the center of development process.

There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

If you would govern a state of a thousand chariots (a small-to-middle-size state), you must pay strict attention to business, be true to your word, be economical in expenditure and love the people.

You can't govern without loving the people and without humility!

We have these traditional political parties that are less and less responsive to the needs of ordinary people, so people are in search of their own values.