“Katrina was a disaster that scientists, emergency management officials and political leaders had anticipated for years, yet the initial response was woefully inadequate,”
Susan Collins
“You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.”
Pope John Paul II
“Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires”
Bertrand Russell
“It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.”
Abba Eban
“one of the ... bravest and most principled political leaders of our time.”
Shimon Peres
“This should be an incentive for all political leaders and the two governments to make sure this process works.”
Gerry Adams
“There is a tendency today for some of our political leaders to blame their staff and civil servants. That is the worst thing to do.”
Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam