Quotes about government
government political liberty
The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. Frederic Bastiat
government second-amendment liberty
Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.
government priorities quality
Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment. Derek Bok
government support target
I want to make it clear as Premier and as local member that I strongly support the Renewable Energy Target. Our message to the Federal Government and to Canberra is stick to the Renewable Energy Target. Denis Napthine
government america voting
When Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002, I was thrilled to learn that the federal government would offer resources to all states to assist them in enhancing the voting process in America. DeForest Soaries
government names doctors
We see it in attempts on Capitol Hill to impose gag rules on rules on doctors on what they can say to their patients about family planning. And we certainly see it now with an effort by the government to tap our phones; invade our medical records, credit information, library records and the most sensitive personal information in the name of national security. Dick Durbin
government dimes millions
I am supposed to owe the government something like $100 million. I couldn't squeeze out a dime. Dennis Kozlowski
government justice purpose
He (George W. Bush) is going in the wrong way. And I dare say, that is what the strategy of his administration is, is just to wipe out government's purpose for any social and economic justice at all. Dennis Kucinich
government ukraine people
What I'd do is not have USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy working with U.S. taxpayers' money to knock off an elected government in Ukraine, which is what they did. I wouldn't try to force the people of Ukraine into a deal with NATO against their interest or into a deal with the European Union, which is against their economic interest.
government people drug
The government could take away all the drugs in the world and people would spin around on their lawns until they fell down and saw God. Dennis Miller
government chinese journalist
I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists. Edward Snowden
government sphere-of-influence spheres
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.
government nsa names
The public needs to know the kinds of things a government does in its name, or the 'consent of the governed' is meaningless... The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed.
government people granted
The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to. There is no public oversight. The result is people like myself have the latitude to go further than they are allowed to.
government long volunteer
I told the government I'd volunteer for prison, as long as it served the right purpose,
government ifs
If I defected at all, I defected from the government to the public
government nsa office
There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.
government people intimidating
Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest.
government able truth-is
The US government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.
government whistleblowers administration
In the end the Obama administration is not afraid of whistleblowers like me, Bradley Manning or Thomas Drake. We are stateless, imprisoned, or powerless. No, the Obama administration is afraid of you. It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.
government nsa people
I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.
government whistleblowers should
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.
government giving want
The question is not whether we want to keep this open, neutral Internet - we do, or should - but whether government rulemaking can give us the result we want. Edward Felten
government rome history
But the sages of Greece and Rome turned aside from the awful spectacle, and, pursuing the ordinary occupations of life and study, appeared unconscious of any alterations in the moral of physical government of the world. Edward Gibbon
government history british-monarchy
Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.
government way firsts
There is a First Amendment right to speak in a encrypted way.... The right to speak P.G.P. is like the right to speak Navajo. The Government has no particular right to prevent you from speaking in a technical manner even if it is inconvenient for them to understand. Eben Moglen
government iraq new-orleans
We have an excellent list of speakers, but the spark will be provided by the crowd to turn talk into action. The Iraq occupation and the government's bumbling effort in New Orleans, has people wanting to act.
government matter vote
It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in. Elizabeth May
government branches interpretation
Constitutional interpretation is not the business of the Court only, but also properly the business of all branches of government. Edwin Meese
government law land
A Supreme Court decision does not establish a "supreme law of the land" that is binding on all persons and parts of government, henceforth and forevermore.
government people demand
The demand of our people in 1980 is not for smaller government or bigger government but for better government. Edward Kennedy
government leader vivid
The government cannot overcome bad parenting. What our leaders can do is publicly condemn irresponsible parental behavior in vivid terms. Bill O'Reilly
government management wealth
The government can destroy wealth but it cannot create wealth, which is the product of labor and management working with creation. Bill Murray