Quotes about govern
government tone disbelief
The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters' disbelief in the veracity of the government spreads to the readers and the viewers. Roger Mudd
government research medical
It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research. Roger Wicker
government people safety
And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people. Roger Wicker
government royal glee
Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public. Rod Stewart
government agents common
Peace and commerce with foreign nations could be more effectually and cheaply cultivated by a common agent; therefore they gave the Federal Government the sole management of our relations with foreign governments. Robert Toombs
government tea important
It became extremely important that we go and see the four heads of the governments, and the message was delivered, with the tea packets, to all these heads. Satish Kumar
government numbers people
Our modern world of old story is completely failing humanity. This is the reason that increasing numbers of people have become and are becoming disillusioned from politics. People don't like voting. Whoever you vote, government gets in. Whatever they promise, they never fulfill. Satish Kumar
government definitions patriot
The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government. Sarah Vowell
government cells support
The federal and state governments should ban the use of taxpayer funds to support cloning and embryonic stem cell research. Sandy Adams
government two three
The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are one, Security to possessors; two, facility to acquirers; and three, hope to all. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
government political liberty
Political liberty is only good insofar as it produces private liberty. Samuel Johnson
government evil ends
To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and severity are properly employed. Samuel Johnson
government firsts principles
Every government is perpetually degenerating towards corruption, from which it must be rescued at certain periods by the resuscitation of its first principles, and the re-establishment of its original constitution. Samuel Johnson
government long revolution
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. Samuel Johnson
government may revolution
He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. We have always protected the Americans; we may therefore subject them to government. Samuel Johnson
government long safe
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government. Samuel Johnson
government ordinary royalty
The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth. Samuel Johnson
government law definitions
The court's injected itself in the definition of marriage, deciding whether or not human life is worth protecting, permitting government to transfer private property from one person to another, even interpreting the Constitution on the basis of foreign and international laws. Sam Brownback
government finals ends
The final end of government is not to exert restraint but to do good. Rufus Choate
government georgia honest
I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government Roy Barnes
government office people
After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office. Roy Barnes
government people support
We must support government coercion over enforcing international protocols and speed limits on motorways if we want the global economy not to collapse and millions, billions of people to die. Rowan Williams
government forever kind
I have always thought of government as a kind of organism with an insatiable appetite for money, whose natural state is to grow forever unless you do something to starve it. Ronald Reagan
government people citizens
Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong. Ronald Reagan
government earth program
The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a Government Program Ronald Reagan
government issues community
Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Ronald Reagan
government president dollars
Deficits, as I've often said, aren't caused by too little taxing, they're caused by too much spending. Presidents can't appropriate a dollar of tax payers money, only Congressmen can; and Congress is susceptible to all sorts of influences that have nothing to do with good government. Ronald Reagan
government people income
History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20 percent of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government.... When it reaches 25 percent, there comes an increase in lawlessness. Ronald Reagan
government withdrawal taxation
The government is currently experiencing withdrawal symptoms, and we musn't feed the habit by injecting more tax dollars into it. Ronald Reagan
government people growth
We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the earth. Our government has no power except that granted to it by the people It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed. Ronald Reagan
government people paper
All of us should remember that the federal government is not some mysterious institution comprised of buildings, files and paper. The people are the government. What we create we ought to be able to control. Ronald Reagan
government might nations
Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself. Ronald Reagan
government helping language
There seems to be an increasing awareness of something we Americans have known for some time - that the ten most dangerous words in the English language are "Hi, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." Ronald Reagan