Quotes about govern
government organization people
Markets are interested in profits and profits only; service, quality, and general affluence are different functions altogether. The universal, democratic prosperity that Americans now look back to with such nostalgia was achieved only by a colossal reigning in of markets, by the gargantuan effort of mass, popular organizations like labor unions and of the people themselves, working through a series of democratically elected governments not daunted by the myths of the market. Thomas Frank
government law justice
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? Thomas Frank
government promise problem
Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government. William Weld
government three branches
The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government. William Weld
government slavery nineteenth-century
In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong. William Weld
government purpose application
Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application. William Weld
government noble
Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs. William Weld
government property
So government acts as a safeguard of our property. William Weld
government liberty function
One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties. William Weld
government office bully
It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office. William Weld
government justice roles
Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice. William Weld
government people world
It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free. William Weld
government roles
Micro managing anything is not a great role for government. William Weld
government income credit
The best way for the Government to maintain its credit is to pay as it goes-not by resorting to loans, but by keeping out of debt-through an adequate income secured by a system of taxation, external or internal, or both. William McKinley
government law people
Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law. It is sometimes sneeringly said by those who do not like free government, that here we count heads. True, heads are counted, but brains also . . . William McKinley
government giving reign
We simply cannot afford to give the reigns of government so someone who will double down on trickle down William J. Clinton
government people problem
Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the solution. William J. Clinton
government ufo
There is a government within the government who controll this and i do not controll it William J. Clinton
government common-sense political
The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense. William J. Clinton
government volunteer people
The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many important people at this summit, but the most important title is 'citizen.' This is our republic. Let us keep it! William J. Clinton
government liberty libertarian
The era of big government is over. William J. Clinton
government rights people
The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people. William J. Clinton
government evil people
If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees. William J. Clinton
government income cost
What we did with deeming rules were designed - it was designed to keep costs from coming on to the government that should be borne by families of immigrants who actually have incomes and can afford to pay. William J. Clinton
government years two
I liked working with Republicans. We had five pretty good years after we had that bad year in '95 that culminated in two government shutdowns. But then they really decided that they liked being in the majority for the first time in forty years, and they wanted to get some things done, and I agreed, to get things I wanted. It was all perfectly transparent. Everybody knew what they wanted and what I wanted. William J. Clinton
government ufo
Sarah, there's a government inside the government, and I don't control it. William J. Clinton
government numbers political
The wonder is not that the world is so easily governed, but that so small a number of persons will suffice for the purpose. There are dead weights in political and legislative bodies as in clocks, and hundreds answer as pulleys who would never do for politicians. William Gilmore Simms
government anarchy facts
I'd always maintained that much of the anarchy and craziness of the early Internet had a lot to do with the fact that governments just hadn't realised it was there. William Gibson
government excess principles
Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle. Will Durant
government political liberty
Forced to choose, the poor, like the rich, love money more than political liberty; and the only political freedom capable of enduring is one that is so pruned as to keep the rich from denuding the poor by ability or subtlety and the poor from robbing the rich by violence or votes. Will Durant
government succeed failing
Folks, this government isn't too big to fail, it's too big to succeed. Sarah Palin
government top-down common-sense
Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy. Sarah Palin
government competition needs
Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesn't pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for everyone. Sarah Palin