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It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer. – Ronald Reagan	added by Normando 3 months ago
However accurate or inaccurate the agency’s numbers may be, tax law explicitly presumes that the IRS is always right -- and implicitly presumes that the taxpayer is always wrong -- in any dispute with the government. In many cases, the IRS introduces no evidence whatsoever of its charges; it merely asserts that a taxpayer had a certain amount of unreported income and therefore owes a proportionate amount in taxes, plus interest and penalties. – James Bovard	added by Normando 12 months ago
Based off of the evidence that I reviewed, it was clear that the use of force policy was violated, i will tell you that all use of force has to be proportionate to the resistance they're trying to overcome. I will also tell you that our policy clearly states that excessive force will not be tolerated. – Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The government has some power to restrict these rights for a certain amount of time if it is necessary and if the restrictions are proportionate with ... the aim that they want to achieve, but not for a prolonged or an unlimited time. – David Vig	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
More than 50-55% of society was already vaccinated, (but) demonstrations were still impossible. ... That is a very clear violation of international human rights standards, the government has some power to restrict these rights for a certain amount of time if it is necessary and if the restrictions are proportionate with ... the aim that they want to achieve, but not for a prolonged or an unlimited time. – David Vig	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They will talk about most of the counties that got money had fewer than 25,000 people or that X percent of counties were Republican counties, but the key here is to follow the money. And the money went disproportionately to Democratic counties. In Georgia, more than 90 percent of the money went to those Democrat counties. And you could see from the spending per registered voter that it was not proportionate at all. – Tarren Bragdon	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We're marching right now because we have to defend the right to protest. Have you seen the videos of the police simply opening fire over the civil population ? And that's not proportionate, that's nowhere near a proportional use of military force. – Jennifer Pedraza	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The Hungarian parliament on Monday is of utmost importance that emergency measures are not at the expense of our fundamental principles and values... Democracy can not work without free and independent media, any emergency measures must be limited to what is necessary and strictly proportionate. They must not last indefinitely... governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny. – European Commission	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The aim was to find the optimal solution that will minimize the infringement of privacy, we do not forget our role in times of emergency. On the one hand, we have to assist the government in order to prevent damage to health and to safeguard the safety of the people. On the other hand, we have to ensure the government acts according to the law while using appropriate and proportionate means. – Deputy Attorney General Raz Nizri	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We have been working with the UK authorities in an effort to resolve this matter, this was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of fourteen years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response. We have been in contact with the UK authorities about ways in which Anne Sacoolas could assist with preventing accidents like this from happening in the future, as well as Anne Sacoolas desire to honor Harry's memory. We will continue that dialogue in an effort to move forward from this terrible tragedy. But Anne Sacoolas will not return voluntarily to the United Kingdom to face a potential jail sentence for what was a terrible but unintentional accident. – Amy Jeffress	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of 14 years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response. – Amy Jeffress	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We plan to go ahead with our digital services tax in April, it's a proportionate tax and it's deliberately designed as a temporary tax, so it will fall away once there is an international solution. – Sajid Javid	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of fourteen years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response, we have been in contact with the U.K. authorities about ways in which Anne Sacoolas could assist with preventing accidents like this from happening in the future, as well as Anne Sacoolas desire to honor Harrys memory. – Amy Jeffress	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
All of our operations were measured, proportionate and focused only on military assets belonging to the Islamic Jihad. – An IDFspokesman	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
CCIA believes that this action warrants a substantial, proportionate response from the United States. – Matthew Schruers	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
In a putative self-defence situation, the violence must still be proportionate. Here we have three people delivering kicks and punches to a person lying down, the three should be convicted of assault according to my description of events. – Daniel Suneson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I didn't like it. I didn't think -- I didn't think it was proportionate. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This propaganda can be linked to actual terrorist incidents and national authorities must be able to act decisively. Any new legislation must be practical and proportionate if we are to safeguard free speech, it ...absolutely cannot lead to a general monitoring of content by the back door. – Daniel Dalton	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There is clearly a problem with terrorist material circulating unchecked on the internet for too long, this propaganda can be linked to actual terrorist incidents and national authorities must be able to act decisively. Any new legislation must be practical and proportionate if we are to safeguard free speech. – Daniel Dalton	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Creating a news ranking regulator for Facebook is not a proportionate regulatory solution that will be effective to address the longstanding monetization challenges facing some Australian publishers. – Facebook Inc	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
People, not regulators, should decide what they see in their news feeds, creating a news ranking regulator for Facebook is not a proportionate regulatory solution that will be effective to address the longstanding monetization challenges facing some Australian publishers. – Facebook Inc	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
No deal is better than a bad deal, lifting key economic sanctions without proportionate denuclearization steps risk losing leverage. – Kim Jong	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The United States does not seek to fight the Russians, the government of Syria or any groups that may be providing support to Syria in the Syrian civil war. However, The United States will not hesitate to use necessary and proportionate force to defend The United States, coalition or partner forces, as we have clearly demonstrated in past instances. – Sean Robertson	Found on CNN 5 years ago
What's most important is that all businesses make progress toward fair and proportionate pay outcomes. – Matthew Fell	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.

– Ronald Reagan

added by Normando
3 months ago

However accurate or inaccurate the agency’s numbers may be, tax law explicitly presumes that the IRS is always right -- and implicitly presumes that the taxpayer is always wrong -- in any dispute with the government. In many cases, the IRS introduces no evidence whatsoever of its charges; it merely asserts that a taxpayer had a certain amount of unreported income and therefore owes a proportionate amount in taxes, plus interest and penalties.

– James Bovard

added by Normando
12 months ago

Based off of the evidence that I reviewed, it was clear that the use of force policy was violated, i will tell you that all use of force has to be proportionate to the resistance they're trying to overcome. I will also tell you that our policy clearly states that excessive force will not be tolerated.

– Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The government has some power to restrict these rights for a certain amount of time if it is necessary and if the restrictions are proportionate with ... the aim that they want to achieve, but not for a prolonged or an unlimited time.

– David Vig

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

More than 50-55% of society was already vaccinated, (but) demonstrations were still impossible. ... That is a very clear violation of international human rights standards, the government has some power to restrict these rights for a certain amount of time if it is necessary and if the restrictions are proportionate with ... the aim that they want to achieve, but not for a prolonged or an unlimited time.

– David Vig

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They will talk about most of the counties that got money had fewer than 25,000 people or that X percent of counties were Republican counties, but the key here is to follow the money. And the money went disproportionately to Democratic counties. In Georgia, more than 90 percent of the money went to those Democrat counties. And you could see from the spending per registered voter that it was not proportionate at all.

– Tarren Bragdon

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We're marching right now because we have to defend the right to protest. Have you seen the videos of the police simply opening fire over the civil population ? And that's not proportionate, that's nowhere near a proportional use of military force.

– Jennifer Pedraza

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Hungarian parliament on Monday is of utmost importance that emergency measures are not at the expense of our fundamental principles and values... Democracy can not work without free and independent media, any emergency measures must be limited to what is necessary and strictly proportionate. They must not last indefinitely... governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny.

– European Commission

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The aim was to find the optimal solution that will minimize the infringement of privacy, we do not forget our role in times of emergency. On the one hand, we have to assist the government in order to prevent damage to health and to safeguard the safety of the people. On the other hand, we have to ensure the government acts according to the law while using appropriate and proportionate means.

– Deputy Attorney General Raz Nizri

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We have been working with the UK authorities in an effort to resolve this matter, this was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of fourteen years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response. We have been in contact with the UK authorities about ways in which Anne Sacoolas could assist with preventing accidents like this from happening in the future, as well as Anne Sacoolas desire to honor Harry's memory. We will continue that dialogue in an effort to move forward from this terrible tragedy. But Anne Sacoolas will not return voluntarily to the United Kingdom to face a potential jail sentence for what was a terrible but unintentional accident.

– Amy Jeffress

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of 14 years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response.

– Amy Jeffress

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We plan to go ahead with our digital services tax in April, it's a proportionate tax and it's deliberately designed as a temporary tax, so it will fall away once there is an international solution.

– Sajid Javid

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This was an accident, and a criminal prosecution with a potential penalty of fourteen years imprisonment is simply not a proportionate response, we have been in contact with the U.K. authorities about ways in which Anne Sacoolas could assist with preventing accidents like this from happening in the future, as well as Anne Sacoolas desire to honor Harrys memory.

– Amy Jeffress

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

All of our operations were measured, proportionate and focused only on military assets belonging to the Islamic Jihad.

– An IDFspokesman

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

CCIA believes that this action warrants a substantial, proportionate response from the United States.

– Matthew Schruers

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

In a putative self-defence situation, the violence must still be proportionate. Here we have three people delivering kicks and punches to a person lying down, the three should be convicted of assault according to my description of events.

– Daniel Suneson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I didn't like it. I didn't think -- I didn't think it was proportionate.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This propaganda can be linked to actual terrorist incidents and national authorities must be able to act decisively. Any new legislation must be practical and proportionate if we are to safeguard free speech, it ...absolutely cannot lead to a general monitoring of content by the back door.

– Daniel Dalton

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There is clearly a problem with terrorist material circulating unchecked on the internet for too long, this propaganda can be linked to actual terrorist incidents and national authorities must be able to act decisively. Any new legislation must be practical and proportionate if we are to safeguard free speech.

– Daniel Dalton

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Creating a news ranking regulator for Facebook is not a proportionate regulatory solution that will be effective to address the longstanding monetization challenges facing some Australian publishers.

– Facebook Inc

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

People, not regulators, should decide what they see in their news feeds, creating a news ranking regulator for Facebook is not a proportionate regulatory solution that will be effective to address the longstanding monetization challenges facing some Australian publishers.

– Facebook Inc

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

No deal is better than a bad deal, lifting key economic sanctions without proportionate denuclearization steps risk losing leverage.

– Kim Jong

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The United States does not seek to fight the Russians, the government of Syria or any groups that may be providing support to Syria in the Syrian civil war. However, The United States will not hesitate to use necessary and proportionate force to defend The United States, coalition or partner forces, as we have clearly demonstrated in past instances.

– Sean Robertson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

What's most important is that all businesses make progress toward fair and proportionate pay outcomes.

– Matthew Fell

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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