Declares Quotes

Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.

(discussing whether he hopes "The Wire" will cause reforms of the institutions portrayed in the series) I`ll tell you what, this would be enough for me: The next time the drug czar or Ashcroft or any of these guys stands up and declares, `With a little fine-tuning, with a few more prison cells, and a few more lawyers, a few more cops, a little better armament, and another omnibus crime bill that adds 15 more death-penalty statutes, we can win the war on drugs` -- if a slightly larger percentage of the American population looks at him and goes, `You are so full of shit` ... that would be gratifying.

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life in fellowship with God Who so loved the world that He gave Himself in Christ.

It hurts everybody when somebody declares bankruptcy, ... It is harder on small businesses, no doubt, because they have fewer people to spread the work out of collection. It used to be that people would declare Chapter 7 and walk away from it. The objective of the new law is that people don`t walk away from it and leave other people holding the bag.

Today, the U.S. Congress declares America`s independence from hanging chads, butterfly ballots and a broken outdated election system that nearly provoked a constitutional crisis two years ago.

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren`t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.