He who desires or attempts to reform the government of a state, and wishes to have it accepted ... must at least retain the semblance of the old forms; so that it may seem to the people that there has been no change in the institutions, even though in fact they are entirely different from the old ones.
I will continue to decisively promote reforms that will promote growth, and at the same time, I will continue to negotiate hard in order to avoid any reforms that would undermine growth.
Reducing the budget for Amtrak makes no sense unless the Administration is prepared to implement a reform strategy which can be supported by the budget request.
It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have to develop a strategy that tells you what reform measures you should follow and in what sequence.
In the early 1990s, there was a debate among economists over shock therapy versus a gradualism strategy for Russia. The people in Russia who believed in shock therapy were Bolsheviks a few people at the top that rammed it down everybody's throat. They viewed the democratic process as a real impediment to reform.
The way to promote an idea is to put the word reform at the end of it.
When China’s leaders talk about reform, they mean go slowly and change a little bit as you go … you don’t want to change too fast or too thoroughly.
I cannot say that I entered the presidency with any deliberately planned and far-reaching scheme of social betterment.
Any time you do tax reform, you really need to have a transition period.
If you're going to do economic reform, you'd better do it in one fell swoop rather than a little bit at a time.
If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers.
In nature and state, it is safer to change many things than one.
1st Baron Verulam
I think that building political power has to come from the outside and from within. Meaning, we have to build political alternatives to the existing system, and we have to try to impact what is happening in the existing system.
Creating a high-functioning education system requires all the strategies involved in building high-functioning organisations anywhere. It requires a deliberate and aggressive strategy to ensure extraordinary talent at every level of the system, from the superintendentcy to district offices to principalships to classrooms. It requires building systems for accountability; offering parents the ability to choose their public schools is the ultimate form of this. It requires building a strong culture at the system and school levels based on high expectations for student achievement.
Revolutionary in my ideas, liberal in my objectives and conservative in my methods.
Only when we have economic growth can we push through fiscal reform.
It is in the best interests of my constituents and the country to repeal and replace the ACA, and defunding/delaying implementation is consistent with that approach.
You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force.
I left the government because I saw the only way to get family planning moving, was to do it outside the government. I was never disillusioned with government.
Until higher institutions have been evolved, any attempt to break the old ones will be disastrous.
As far as discom reforms are concerned, they have to be a combination of two parts. One is the existing balance sheet and, therefore, taking care of that. The second important is the reduction in losses going forward.
