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"Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application."
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"No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government."
"Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule."
"The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice."
"If government were a product, selling it would be illegal."
"The USA government states that the New Mexico Trinity nuclear bomb site is still highly radioactive and 'harmless'. It is interesting to note in the era of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) that it is USA government policy that radio frequency (RF) and electricity are also 'harmless'."
"Government is a ruling structured thuggery."
"Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay."
"I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses."
"When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives."
"Our goal is not to crush the enemy at any price, but to make it realize that it is illegal to take up arms to overthrow a democratically elected government."
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"I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well."
"I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs."
"Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect them; they don't have an incentive to."
"My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep."
"Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government."
"It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office."
"If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of economic opportunity, we found that that is going to produce instability _ economic, political and social."
"Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government."
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