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"The time has come for the American government to recognize the damage that has occurred to our economy, and to take firm action to curtail what I believe is both unfair and illegal foreign competition."
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"Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us."

"I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world."

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

"For a country to have a great writer is like having another government. That's why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones."

"No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision."

"The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power."

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."

"Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles."

"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."

"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."
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"Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete in the large commercial aircraft industry with U.S. companies."

"Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense authorization bill."

"This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval."

"The time has come for the American government to recognize the damage that has occurred to our economy, and to take firm action to curtail what I believe is both unfair and illegal foreign competition."

"What I did was sit down with the Washington State officials, with the historic preservation people, with the tribe, the local community, the port of Port Angeles, and we worked this thing out, and we protected the tribe's interest."

"We are also working on the restoration of salmon runs, and we are doing a new process of mass marking with these fish so we can tell the wild fish from the hatchery fish."

"In my own area, Hood Canal, we are working with the USGS on dealing with this oxygenation problem."

"The Smithsonian Institute is one of the most popular agencies of government in the United States."

"Mr. Chairman, obviously a $60 million cut in the National Endowment for the Arts would be a disaster."
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