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Sometimes a great example is necessary to all the public functionaries of the state.
napoleon bonaparte— p. 248 (Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848))
The great advantage of our system of government over all others, is, that we have a written constitution, defining its limits, and prescribing its authorities; and that, however, for a time, faction may convulse the nation, and passion and party prejudice sway its functionaries, the season of reflection will recur, when calmly retracing their deeds, all aberrations from fundamental principle will be corrected.
henry clay— Speech in the Senate on the National Bank Charter (February 11, 1811).
The functionaries of our political organizations and trade unions are corrupted or rather tend to be corrupted by the conditions of capitalism and betray a tendency to become bureaucrats, i.e., privileged persons divorced from the people and standing above the people.
— Ch. 6 (The State and Revolution (1917))
Once capitalist classes learn to live with unions which they generally do reluctantly, only after efforts to crush them have failed they then attempt to co-opt organized labour. They do so by courting a "special relationship" with union leaders who, as their organizations become larger and more complex, typically assume the role of full time union functionaries.
david mcnally— Chapter 6, Democracy Against Capitalism, p. 208
Once capitalist classes learn to live with unions which they generally do reluctantly, only after efforts to crush them have failed they then attempt to co-opt organized labour. They do so by courting a "special relationship" with union leaders who, as their organizations become larger and more complex, typically assume the role of full time union functionaries.
— Chapter 6, Democracy Against Capitalism, p. 208
"We need not feel embarrassed to advocate economic nationalism...Our government functionaries also must not feel shy to work closely with business. Jointly they should ensure that India's economic interests are protected -- through trade, investment, and foreign policy measures.."
— By: Mukesh Ambani
— Source: Economic Nationalism: The Weak and The Strong
