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Government Quotes
"In March of 1933 we witnessed a revolution in manner, in mores, in the definition of government. What before had been black or white sprang alive with color."
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"Part of the plot was a knock that V wanted to bring down the government and bring chaos. I don't know why I thought of Guy Fawkes, because it was during the summer. I thought that would be great if he looked like Guy Fawkes, kind of theatrical."
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"The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other."
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"There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige of the government."
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"If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldn't sell."
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"Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government."
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"The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message. That crucial quality of impartiality is being lost."
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"Every American knows there are government expenses that are absolutely not necessary. I disagree with the very idea that our government is spending $2.4 trillion in the most efficient manner."
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"You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government."
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"In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government."
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"THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government."
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"Here we are 17 years later. Those agencies never did come through."
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"If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France."
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"It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term."
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"I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government."
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"As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy."
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"This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval."
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"We all have a right to know, and if the government has been suppressing information about other life forms, that's the cruelest hoax of all."
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"Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds."
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"Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held by the monasteries."
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"So actually we didn't have any contacts with UFO organizations. It was all strictly government."
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"From time to time, the irresponsible acts of the Cuban government remind us that this is far more than about the freedom of one country, but it really is about the stability and security of the region and the national security interests of the United States."
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"In 2001, Congress passed much needed tax relief to allow Americans to keep more of their hard earned money and spend it as they see fit - rather than how the federal government sees fit."
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"I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in which the government functioned poorly."
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"Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government."
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"These things I believe: that government should butt out."
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"As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars."
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"But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government."
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"Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away."
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"The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'"
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"I want anyone who believes in life, liberty, pursuit of happiness to succeed. And I want any force, any person, any element of an overarching Big Government that would stop your success, I want that organization, that element or that person to fail. I want you to succeed."
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"You could afford your house without the government if it weren't for the government."
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"When the government is handed over to the Iraqi Council on 30 June, many have declared, oh, the Americans must never leave because civil unrest may erupt. Well, I agree, we cannot abruptly depart, but Iraq needs to step up to the plate on 30 June."
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"We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes a decision."
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"Ethics in government has always been important to me."
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"I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!"
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"The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries."
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"All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis."
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"When we were talking about this, an idea for this master vigilante, it was an urban guerilla. One of my ideas was that he would be a member of the police force who turned on the government."
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"A man who kills on his own is a murderer. A man who kills at his government's request is a national hero."
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"The public is upset. If they haven't lost their job, they know somebody that has. If they haven't lost their house, they know somebody that has. What do you do? When something's wrong, it's government's job to fix it, it must be government that's responsible for causing it."
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"When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling."
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"I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what it does in people's lives, I see the EEOC as having much more legitimacy than the others, if properly run."
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"The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security."
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"As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently."
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"Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy."
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"Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet."
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"All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same."
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"Our morbidly obese federal government needs not just behavior modification but bariatric surgery."
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"Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people."
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