We all learn in school that the judicial legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other non state institutions must participate in this important system of checks and balances as well. These checking institutions include the academy the media religious institutions and NGOs.
What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea the belief that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course?
Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.
Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.
It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.
This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.
You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.
The real goal should be reduced government spending rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.
The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis the balance of power war and peace and the economic future of the next generation.
The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.
President Obama has offered a plan with 4 trillion dollars in debt reduction over a decade with two and a half dollars of spending reductions for every one dollar of revenue increases and tight controls on future spending. It's the kind of balanced approach proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission.
The balance between freedom and security is a delicate one.
The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom.
I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'
But if you can create an honorable livelihood where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want.
Our culture is just a series of checks and balances. The whole idea that we're in a battle between tyranny and freedom - it's a series of pendulum swings.
It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.
You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.
For me food is all about balance. If you eat plenty of fruits vegetables and an appropriate amount of poultry fish and red meat that are sourced from good places you're doing well. It's important to make sure that the meat you're consuming is hormone-free.
Research has shown that even small amounts of processed food alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative mood swings along with noticeable dips ill energy.
We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult for our defences to work. We allow things to be sold that should not be called food. Many have no nutritive value and lead to obesity salt imbalance and allergies.
So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.