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"We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner."
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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."

"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."

"There is no doubt that this government and this country are benefiting from the reforms that we brought in the 1980s, and that couldn't have been done without the co-operation of the trade union movement."

"For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery."
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"I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today."

"Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities."

"Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free."

"As state leaders, I think its important for us to provide our perspectives on issues we face every day - like access to school spending, access to health care and governing in a global economy."

"The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education."

"We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals."

"I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference."

"Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, our nation is stronger when we are respected throughout the world."
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