[governance] Obama on Civil Society

[Kabani]

Wolfgang,
Thank you for your sharing the article, appreciate your efforts, Yes, we
agree this is a very nice statement from President Obama.
with best regards
Sincerley
Asif Kabani

2009/7/8 "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <
wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>

>
> Here is a nice statement President Obama made in a meeting with Russian
> Civil Society Groups during his recent meeting in Moscow:
>
> Obama: "Make no mistake: Civil society -- civil groups hold their
> governments to high standards. And I know -- because this audience includes
> Americans who've been critical of me for not moving fast enough on issues
> that are of great importance. They've said it to my face. In the Oval
> Office. While I was President. (Laughter.) They told me I was wrong. And in
> some cases they changed my mind; in some cases they didn't. And that's okay,
> because we're not going to agree on everything -- but I know this: Their
> voices and their views and their criticism ultimately will make my decisions
> better, they will make me ask tougher questions and ask my staff tougher
> questions. And we'll find out: Are there ways of doing what we need to do
> that conform to our deepest held values and our ideals, and that are
> sustainable over the long term? That makes our country stronger in the long
> term, and I wouldn't want it any other way."
>
>
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/REMARKS-BY-THE-PRESIDENT-AT-PARALLEL-CIVIL-SOCIETY-SUMMIT/
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