Quotes about government
government hands pay
When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government. Ken Buck
government ideas people
Every one says: 'Listen, I'd love to reinvest. I'd love to hire people. But I have no idea what this healthcare bill is going to do to my bottom line. I have no idea what this financial reform bill is going to do... I'm not going to step out a limb and do any of those until I know what this government is going to do to me.
government islands desert
[Madame Nhu was] the Sandra Dee of South Vietnam. If I were cast on a desert island with her, I would quickly make friends with the natives. Oscar Levant
government thank-god terrorist
I would have promised those terrorists a trip to Disneyland if it would have gotten the hostages released. I thank God they were satisfied with the missiles and we didn't have to go to that extreme. Oliver North
government evil political
If you disagree with your government, that's political. If you disagree with your government that is approaching theocracy, then you're evil. Margaret Atwood
government issues long
We can all agree that government cant solve the obesity crisis alone. Its an ongoing issue that will require a collaborative effort across private and public sectors if we want to see some long-term success. Marcus Samuelsson
government administration guardianship
The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust. Marcus Tullius Cicero
government law justice
God's law is 'right reason.' When perfectly understood it is called 'wisdom.' When applied by government in regulating human relations it is called 'justice.
government people arrogance
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced. If the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt, people must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.
government conservative cruz
Ted Cruz is a small-government conservative. Mara Liasson
government hacking action
My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims. Kevin Mitnick
government way break
No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to be classified government systems.
government people nazism
To avoid manufactured misunderstandings, the policies of Israeli governments are not analogous to Nazism. They do not aim at the systematic extermination of the Palestinian people, in the way Nazism sought the annihilation of the Jews. Ken Livingstone
government people body
Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body. Georg Buchner
government liberty revolutionary
The revolutionary government is the despotism of liberty against tyranny
government trying moral
Government Picking Winners and Losers = Corruption. When government tries to pick winners and losers, the inevitable consequence is corruption. Yes, corruption. If not in a legal sense, certainly in a moral sense Gary Johnson
government political problem
The great problem with government is that it never goes bankrupt. Jerry Brown
government giving politics
When I was Governor, Louis Kelso went out of his way to brief me. I was very impressed, but I was never able to get any of the economists in state government to give him the help his plan deserves.
government people discipline
Decades, if not centuries are normally required for people to acquire the necessary disciplines and habits. (for democracy) In Britain, the road to (democratic government) took seven centuries to traverse . Jeane Kirkpatrick
government democracy assuming
I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred
government influence position
[The American position at the UN is] essentially impotent, without influence, heavily outvoted, and isolated.
government liberty libertarian
A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.
government people historical
[T]he people as ultimate sovereigns, retain the ultimate power - and even the duty - to overthrow any government that fails to respect their authority. Glenn Reynolds
government together doe
Government, we are sometimes told, is just another word for things we choose to do together. Like a lot of things politicians say, this sounds good. And, also like a lot of things politicians say, it isn't the least bit true. Many of the things government does, we don't choose. Many of the things we choose, government doesn't do. And whatever gets done, we're not the ones doing it. And those who are doing it often interpret their mandates selfishly.
government political failing
When the private sector fails, the solution is more government. When the government fails, the solution is more government.
government prohibition modern
A 'well regulated militia' was thus one that was well-trained and equipped, not one that was 'well-regulated' in the modern sense of being subjected to numerous government prohibitions and restrictions.
government people defense
The purpose of the right to bear arms is twofold; to allow individuals to protect themselves and their families, and to ensure a body of armed citizenry from which a militia could be drawn, whether that militia's role was to protect the nation, or to protect the people from a tyrannical government.
government people political
In a political sense, there is one problem that currently underlies all of the others. That problem is making Government sufficiently responsive to the people. If we don't make government responsive to the people, we don't make it believable. And we must make government believable if we are to have a functioning democracy. Gerald R. Ford
government democracy process
In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.
government way form
Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life.
government people reform
As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most vulnerable. Jim DeMint
government fuel demand
Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.
government federal-government dependent
Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.