Devolution Quotes

• If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion.

  James Q. Wilson

  Rights, Support, Public Opinion

  "No Easy Answers: An Interview with James Q. Wilson". Interview with William D. Eggers and John O'Leary, reason.com. February 1995.

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• Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other.

  Johann Lamont

  Two, Together, Different

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• Devolution will kill Nationalism stone dead.

  George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen

  Stones, Nationalism

  "Tony Blair ‘let Nationalist genie out of the bottle’ in Scotland" by Paul Gilbride, www.express.co.uk. April 8, 2015.

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• If evolution exists in every living species, likewise so too does devolution.

  Samael Aun Weor

  Doe, Evolution, Species

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• The trouble is that we do not know whether it has delivered better outcomes or not in services. After more than a decade, the time is right now to carry out a study like this and see if devolution is delivering where it counts.

  Brian Donohoe

  Outcomes, Study, Trouble

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• Ka is a wheel; its one purpose is to turn. The spin of ka always brings us back to the same place, to face and reface our mistakes and defeats until we can learn from them. When we learn from the past, the wheel continues to move forward, towards growth and evolution. When we don’t, the wheel spins backward, and we are given another chance. If once more we squander the opportunity, the wheel continues its rotation towards devolution, or destruction.

  Robin Furth

  Mistake, Moving, Past

  Robin Furth, Stephen King (2006). “Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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• The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward

  Michael Chabon

  Culture, Steps, Steps Forward

  Michael Chabon (2012). “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content): A Novel”, p.151, Random House

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• Tony Blair will be remembered as a great friend to Wales because it was his landslide election victory in 1997 that led to devolution.

  Rhodri Morgan

  Victory, Election, Great Friend

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• It's great that after 700 years William Wallace has finally had a proper burial. He did so much for the country. You should be proud of what you have achieved through devolution.

  Mel Gibson

  Country, Years, Proud

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• I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.

  Jim DeMint

  Support, Care, Transportation

  "Sens. DeMint & Murkowski and Chairman Kaine on 'State of the Union'". www.realclearpolitics.com. September 19, 2010.

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