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"Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios."
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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."

"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."

"For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery."

"The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop."

"Government is a ruling structured thuggery."
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"In this new century, our commitment to family and to faith, to community and opportunity, to freedom and to hope, will be the light that shines to lead us forward."

"Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street."

"Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry."

"Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide."

"Our American story, for generations, is of a people who seek to move forward. A people who look at a mountain and worry not about the tough climb ahead, but dream about the view from the summit."
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