Government Quotes · Page 120

The British Government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.

— James Connolly

Provision of best services to the citizens is our top priority, and Punjab government has evolved a coordinated programme in this regard.

— Shehbaz Sharif

The closeness between the United States and Mexico is more than just a relationship between two governments.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

I think there is need for economic stimulus... and government can help make that up in a very difficult time.

— Mitt Romney

Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our…

— Walter Cronkite

If I lose these tax-evasion cases and others filed by the Philippine government, I could go to jail for 10 to 15 years.

— Maria Ressa

The reason families need two incomes today is not to support themselves but to support the government.

— Dick Armey

The whole frame of the Federal Constitution proves that the government which it creates was intended to be one of limited and…

— James K. Polk

If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

The reasoning isn't crazy. It's technically correct. If you're being true to the idea that government must not take positions on religious…

— Jack Balkin

Economists specialize in pointing out unpleasant trade-offs - a skill that is on full display in the health care debate. We want…

— Sendhil Mullainathan

Various economists and experts had suggested increasing government spending to fight COVID-19, to help the poor survive. On the other hand, businesses…

— Anurag Thakur

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem. It isn't so much that liberals…

— Ronald Reagan

According to government auditors, the stimulus money is being held up because there aren't enough government workers to oversee the spending. So…

— Jay Leno

I think the media has been in denial just like the party regulars have been in denial. They just don't understand that…

— Carl Paladino

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father…

— William Bennett

I hope President [Hamid] Karzai understands that our national security interests don't depend entirely on his decision there whether to allow a…

— Rahm Emanuel

Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about…

— George W. Bush

We've also taken steps to begin construction of the keystone pipeline and the Dakota access pipelines, thousands and thousands of jobs, and…

— Donald Trump

The freedom of the press is a valuable privilege, but the abuse of it in this country is a frightful evil. The…

— Noah Webster

As political theorist Michael Parenti points out, historians often overlook Fascism's economic agenda--the partnership between Big Capital and Big Government--in their analysis…

— Richard Heinberg

My role at Lockheed Martin puts me in contact with extraordinary leaders in many fields - from science and engineering to philanthropy…

— Marillyn Hewson

We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every…

— Moshe Dayan

I do not hesitate to say, that those who call themselves Abolitionists should at once effectually withdraw their support, both inperson and…

— Henry David Thoreau

I am a naturalized U.S. citizen, which means that, unlike native-born citizens, I had to prove to the U.S. government that I…

— Bharati Mukherjee

I want to get away from "It's either government or the market." That's a false dichotomy.

— Douglas Massey

[W]e must extend the authority of the Union to the persons of the citizens - the only proper objects of government.

— Alexander Hamilton

The United States government, in figuring our gross national product, defines 'durable goods' as anything that will last three years.

— Barbara Holland

It's time the government stopped using taxes to reward winners and losers in love.

— S.E. Cupp

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

— John Caldwell

Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.

— John F. Kennedy

In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people.

— Rick Perry

Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we…

— Russell Simmons

There is much to be said for an emissions trading scheme. It was, after all, the mechanism for emission reduction ultimately chosen…

— Tony Abbott

Democracy is a form of government only because it is a form of moral and spiritual association.

— John Dewey

Whether you're a veteran or a millennial, it's hard to argue that big government has solved your problems efficiently, if at all.

— S.E. Cupp

The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.

— Mark Walport

In Washington, of course, evading responsibility is an art form, so it is not always easy to tell who's responsible for which…

— David Horowitz

I wouldn't go to America if I thought Americans were representative of their government.

— Matty Healy

People don't place their trust in government or company pension plans; they have to be self-reliant.

— Anonymous