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Government Quotes
"The links between the American government and the Iraqi government are so close that you cannot judge one without asking at least the other what he has done by this time."
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"The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment."
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"So I went to George and told him I had the opportunity to become the figurehead of a government safety campaign, and he agreed to give me the week off and reschedule shooting!"
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"Based on observations of the policies of my own government, I viewed this action as an acceptable option."
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"Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished."
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"First, we must stop issuing drivers' licenses to people in our country illegally. Providing them with forms of government identification makes a mockery of our laws and undermines national security efforts."
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"After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop spending money we don't have. But, instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt, unlike anything we have seen in the history of our country."
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"When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody?"
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"To restore America we need less Marx and more Madison."
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"I considered myself engaged in a war from Day One. And my objective was to force the federal government - the Kennedy administration at that time - into a position where they would have to use the United States military force to enforce my rights as a citizen."
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"Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence."
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"Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it."
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"Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government."
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"Looking at the purpose of our government toward the Indians, we find that after subjugating them it has been our policy to collect the different tribes on reservations and support them at the expense of our people."
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"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
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"We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another."
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"It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men."
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"The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe."
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"Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens."
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"There was one issue on which there seemed to be almost unanimity: the Internet should not be managed by any government, national or multinational."
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"Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?"
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"I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also."
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"The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry."
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"Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint."
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"I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research."
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"Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise, train, equip, and then send Vietnam sufficient manpower to do the job."
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"I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I am in the Constitution."
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"Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol."
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"It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research."
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"Well, I have also believed in empowering the individual and believe there is a degree of inertia in big government that hampers the ability to respond to a rapidly evolving crisis."
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"I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services."
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"Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs."
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"The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control."
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"Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush's ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government."
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"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."
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"The Vichy government was under occupation and carried out the orders of the German occupier."
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"Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved."
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"Social Security is one of the greatest achievements of the American government, protecting our elderly against poverty and assuring young people of a more secure future."
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"We owe our troops more than rhetoric; we owe them a real plan. The Administration has yet to put forward a strategy for achieving stability in Iraq, ending the conflict, and handing over sovereignty to the people of Iraq and the new Iraqi government."
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"The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government."
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"Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully doing so."
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"Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule."
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"The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top."
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"I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area."
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"The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable."
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"But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people."
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"Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire."
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"The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment, private."
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"I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry."
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