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Government Quotes
"I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University."
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"It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government."
90
"America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least, we used to."
90
"It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error."
87
"By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens."
87
"In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government."
82
"An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery."
80
"The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people."
79
"It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent."
78
"It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right."
77
"It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract."
77
"Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?"
77
"The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years."
75
"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign."
75
"So if North Korea continues present isolation, then with such economic difficulties the North Korean government must meet a very serious situation in the future."
74
"The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals."
74
"The government doesn't really prosecute for polygamy anymore, but a lot of the arrests are of groups supporting themselves through welfare scams or for child abuse. So that was all I'd really heard about polygamists."
73
"Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency."
73
"It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States."
72
"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger."
72
"We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole."
71
"Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God."
70
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
70
"Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government."
69
"My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts."
69
"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand."
69
"I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time."
69
"I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the new government wanted to do."
68
"Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government."
68
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
67
"The participation of the people in their own government was the more significant, because the colonies actually had what England only seemed to have, - three departments of government."
66
"The total station economy is about $800 million dollars a year, and about $90 million comes from the government. In the long run, we would be better off without federal funding."
65
"We supported the contras. We're not against all opposition to government, or all paramilitary operations."
65
"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment."
65
"You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic."
64
"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses."
64
"The real reason to oppose increasing tax rates on the wealthy is that it's a good bet they could do more to help the economy if they keep their money rather than have their earnings confiscated by the government and spent on another round of stimulus."
63
"They've also, the government's decided now, what sexual content is."
63
"Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry."
63
"Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities."
63
"Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish interests."
63
"For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President."
63
"Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program."
62
"I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights."
62
"Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government."
62
"The CARE bill is an important piece of patient-care legislation. It will improve the quality of radiologic procedures performed throughout the United States as well as assist in reducing the cost incurred by the Federal government for these procedures."
61
"The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues."
61
"Because what happens is, as the economy suffers, tax revenues go down. But unlike businesses, where at least your variable costs go down, in government your variable costs go up: unemployment insurance, workmen's compensation, health care benefits, welfare, you name it."
61
"My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."
61
"This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people'"
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