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It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress.

— Jock Sturges

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception.

— Kenneth Koch

Telling the public, 'We'll get to it later,' is inadequate. That's what the federal government does.

— Ken Cuccinelli

It's a genuine dilemma for governments, deciding how much information to share in this threat-filled era.

— David Ignatius

It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.

— Julie Bishop

People use irony as a defense mechanism.

— David Byrne

There is always a temptation for governments: see a problem and announce a quick fix.

— Charles Kennedy

I don't embrace irony, but I do think it's a pre-existing condition; we manage it as best we can.

— Fred Tomaselli

We encourage whistleblowers to come forward in instances where the government is a victim.

— Dana Boente

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

— Ian Goldin

✗Opposing Perspectives

That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support.

— Lysander Spooner