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All of it speaks to the absence of leadership from the government, when the authorities either abdicate their responsibility or disappear, as the government did for weeks last year, and/or there's no trust in the authorities, this creates a vacuum. – Antony Dapiran	Found on CNN 3 years ago
For this reason, I am requesting that for the good of Puerto Ricos, you abdicate your position and allow a peaceful transition of government to bring peace and tranquility to our island, which has been mired in a fiscal crisis, severely exacerbated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. – Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
… The British are incredibly excited, listen, we’ve had sort of this bad rap as Americans, because of Wallis Simpson. So the British are like, ‘Another American divorcee. Look at what happened the last time.’ The last time King Edward had to abdicate because he wanted to marry the love of his life, and now Harry’s able to marry the love of his life without having to go through any red tape, and he immediately got the queen’s blessing. – Julie Montagu	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
This rash decision isolates America, not Iran. Our allies will hold up their end of the agreement, but our government will lose its international credibility and the power of our voice at the table, the President’s decision to abdicate American leadership during a critical moment in our effort to advance a denuclearization agreement with North Korea is particularly senseless, disturbing and dangerous. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Nevertheless, this missile strike and the military action of our forces already in Syria, have yet to be authorized by Congress, congress cannot abdicate its responsibility any longer and should vote on any use of force not made in self defense. This is necessary whether action is taken against terrorist groups or, as here, against regime capabilities. – Adam Schiff	Found on CNN 7 years ago
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma. – Marlene Dietrich	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. – Herbert Marshall McLuhan	added by anonymous 14 years ago

All of it speaks to the absence of leadership from the government, when the authorities either abdicate their responsibility or disappear, as the government did for weeks last year, and/or there's no trust in the authorities, this creates a vacuum.

– Antony Dapiran

Found on CNN
3 years ago

For this reason, I am requesting that for the good of Puerto Ricos, you abdicate your position and allow a peaceful transition of government to bring peace and tranquility to our island, which has been mired in a fiscal crisis, severely exacerbated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

– Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

… The British are incredibly excited, listen, we’ve had sort of this bad rap as Americans, because of Wallis Simpson. So the British are like, ‘Another American divorcee. Look at what happened the last time.’ The last time King Edward had to abdicate because he wanted to marry the love of his life, and now Harry’s able to marry the love of his life without having to go through any red tape, and he immediately got the queen’s blessing.

– Julie Montagu

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

This rash decision isolates America, not Iran. Our allies will hold up their end of the agreement, but our government will lose its international credibility and the power of our voice at the table, the President’s decision to abdicate American leadership during a critical moment in our effort to advance a denuclearization agreement with North Korea is particularly senseless, disturbing and dangerous.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Nevertheless, this missile strike and the military action of our forces already in Syria, have yet to be authorized by Congress, congress cannot abdicate its responsibility any longer and should vote on any use of force not made in self defense. This is necessary whether action is taken against terrorist groups or, as here, against regime capabilities.

– Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
7 years ago

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.

– Marlene Dietrich

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.

– Herbert Marshall McLuhan

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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