We've Come Full Circle But The Best

Irresponsibility Breeds Irresponsibility. The Finances Of Government Are So Central. You'd Think That Would Be Pretty Obvious.

...there Is Simply Nothing So Important To A People And Its Government As How Many Of Them There Are, Whether Their Number Is Growing Or Declining, How They Are Distributed As Between Different Ages, Sexes, And Different Social Classes And Racial And Ethnic Groups, And Again, Which Way These Numbers Are Moving.

Secrecy Is For Losers. . . . It Is Time To Dismantle Government Secrecy, This Most Persuasive Of Cold War-era Regulations. It Is Time To Begin Building The Supports For The Era Of Openness That Is Already Upon Us.

The Work Of Democratic Government Is Routinely Concerned With Matters Defined As Troubles. In "the Presidency And The Press" I Make The Point, Familiar To Anyone Who Has Flown About The World Much, That The Best Quick Test Of The Political Nature Of A Regime Is To Read The Local Papers On Arrival. If They Are Filled With Bad News, You Have Landed In A Libertarian Society Of Some Sort. If, On The Other Hand, The Press Is Filled With Good News, It Is A Fair Bet That The Jails Will Be Filled With Good Men.

I Have No Doubt That There Will Continue To Be Bumps, Some Serious Crises Indeed In Our Relationship With China.... Neither Membership In The Wto Nor Normalized Trade Relations With The United States Will Magically Impose The Rule Of Law On China Or Institute Deep-seeded Respect For Human Rights. But It Certainly Has Potential To Advance Those Purposes.