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"When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."
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"Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated."

"Who is an elected government in a constitutional democracy to decide it will not tolerate dissent."

"We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it."

"If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep."

"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."

"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."

"There shall be no end to the government of God."

"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

"Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves."
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"For the first time federal, state and local bureaus of investigation are coordinating their effort, to serve as eyes and ears and protect us against further attacks."

"I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that."

"I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do."

"But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act."

"You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can."

"We also have a program in place for low income people. A family of four making $26,000 a year can receive medical coverage, irrespective of citizenship or what documents."

"When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."

"If someone lives in New York, he's a New Yorker - they are entitled to the best medical system in the world."

"Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship."
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