Muqtada al Sadr Quotes

If it does not serve the Iraqi people, there are only political means that must be followed to reform the government - a new government that we must give a chance to prove that it is there to serve the people.

In the 1990s, I was among those Indonesians who demanded and celebrated the departure of our own autocrat, Suharto, and I joined the new government when he left.

Our new government is now in full Operation, but how it will move or what will be the End of it I can scarcely conjecture. I am not yet in Love with it, & I doubt if I ever shall be

A revolution has taken place within the government but it has not yet penetrated civil society.

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

We will drain the swamp in Washington, D.C., and replace it with a new government, of, and by, and for the people.

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia.

The transfer is a monumental occasion as the Iraqi people take control of their government and their future and forge ahead with creating a society governed by the tenets of life, liberty and freedom.

The last five - six presidents of Haiti have failed miserably. And I don't think it would be an honor for me to say I want to be the next 'president.' I want to be the man by with whom change arrives.

We have to attack those things which stand in the way of America progress. And what stands in the way of American progress right now is the federal government.

Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

It's really remarkable when you think about what we don't like about government, we, the people created. So if we created it, we can also fix it.

Deep in my heart, I still believe that the democratization of Russia and the democratization of Ukraine will proceed.

The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.

The reform of government needs to continue.

We will absolutely respect the law until we are in government at the national level and can change it.

I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the new government wanted to do.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to 10 years of (Liberal-Conservative) government which has ground to a halt, and get a new government and a new majority in Denmark.

I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken.

As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get behind the coalition effort to help them create a democratic government and rebuild their country.

I don't need to be looking at every failure of government, I need to be looking where failure of government needs reform.