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"Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence."
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"In a constructive policy, there is 'adjust everywhere' and in a destructive policy, there is a policy of disadjustment."

"A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal."

"It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the basis of social consensus and enable transformation on stable grounds."

"In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands."

"When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making."

"You may see the emergence of a new political party from the body of the trade union movement which represents a very clear-cut socialist alternative policy and which gives expression to the views of the trade union movement in parliament."

"The State Department desperately needs to be vigorously harnessed. It has too big a role to play in the formulation of foreign policy, and foreign policy is too important to be left up to foreign service officers."

"Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations."

"There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world."
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"As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives."

"The President's political travel is going to get blamed (and probably rightly) for a share of this downturn."

"While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him."

"We need people out talking about the President, explaining, agreeing with and praising his actions."

"The President has not created any Ford constituency, unique from that of any Republican President. The one exception to this is that he does show unique strength with young voters for a Republican."

"Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics."

"People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'"

"We ought not to be looking for something spectacular but rather develop a plan in conjunction with the White House to work our way out of this problem over the next six weeks."

"Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself."

"I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan's record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas."
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