Quotes about govern
government people essentials
Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they please, the will of the nation being the only thing essential. Thomas Jefferson
government excellence politics
The excellence of every government is its adaptation to the state of those to be governed by it. Thomas Jefferson
government politics said
It will be said that great societies cannot exist without government. Thomas Jefferson
government politics degrees
The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated under it. Thomas Jefferson
government differences numbers
Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting. Thomas Frank
government liberty care
Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties; the Obama administration, specifically, is promising to interfere with the economy and the health care system so profoundly that Washington will soon have us all in chains. Thomas Frank
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 favoritism natural
Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural. Thomas Chandler Haliburton
government study online
I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent. Rebecca MacKinnon
government expression people
All governments use force and all assert that they are founded on reason. In fact, whether universal suffrage prevails or not, it is always an oligarchy that governs, finding ways to give to'the will of the people'the expression which the few desire. Vilfredo Pareto
government issues feelings
The fact that John Prescott is being paid large sums of money to do little or nothing adds to the general malaise surrounding this government and the feeling that ministers are incapable of tackling serious issues. Vince Cable
government engineering support
Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britain's scientific competitiveness. Vince Cable
government class political
Britain is no longer one of the world's price setters. It is painful. It is a challenge to us in government to explain all that, and it is a pity that the political class is not preparing the public for it to understand how massive the problem is. Vince Cable
government mind done
So I went into government with a clear mind about what the problems were, and what needed to be done. Vince Cable
government people care
One of the main ways that leadership stays in power is by, in various ways, convincing people that they should just let those who are in government govern: 'Trust us. Trust me. Just let us take care of things. Stay out of it.' Your opinions don't really matter. You are isolated. You are insignificant. Viggo Mortensen
government independence judiciary
My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary. Victor Ponta
government agency branding
In China, going public has a cachet from a branding standpoint. It will improve our image to ad agencies, government regulators. Victor Koo
government enemy shrinking
History has shown that a government's redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector's creation of new sources of it, can prove more destructive than even the most deadly enemy. Victor Davis Hanson
government evil people
Between the government which does evil and the people who accept it - there is a certain shameful solidarity. Victor Hugo
government average years
Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions. Vicente Fox
government firsts first-amendment
The First Amendment is about how we govern ourselves - not about how we titillate ourselves sexually. Robert Bork
government alternatives failing
The American press is extraordinarily free and vigorous, as it should be. It should be, not because it is free of inaccuracy, oversimplification and bias, but because the alternative to that freedom is worse than those failings. Robert Bork
government google danger
At Google, we see and feel the dangers of the government-led Net crackdown, Vinton Cerf
government community intrusion
Under the specious pretext of effecting 'the happiness of the whole community,' nearly all the wrongs and intrusions of government has been carried through. Walt Whitman
government doe burning
The prima facie evidence provision in this case ignores all of the contextual factors that are necessary to decide whether a particular cross burning is intended to intimidate. The First Amendment does not permit such a shortcut. Sandra Day O'Connor
government results resources
The government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result. Sandra Day O'Connor
government community political
The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community. Sandra Day O'Connor
government ideas citizens
You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen. Sandra Day O'Connor
government political doe
The Constitution does not protect the sovereignty of States for the benefit of the States or state governments as abstract political entities, or even for the benefit of the public officials governing the States. To the contrary, the Constitution divides authority between federal and state governments for the protection of individuals. Sandra Day O'Connor
government generations teach
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation. Sandra Day O'Connor
government needs unnecessary
The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government. Rose Wilder Lane
government support figures
What I can't understand is, how can anybody figure now that the government can support us, when we support the government. Rose Wilder Lane