Government Quotes · Page 139

The primary role of professional societies is the lobbying of the government for special advantage

— Richard Lindzen

My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal…

— Barack Obama

History has shown that Big Government expands quickest in the immediate aftermath of a crisis - real or manufactured.

— Bob Barr

“The people shouldn't lean on their government for support. The people should hold themselves up and keep the government in check.”

— K. Weikel

If the Chinese government gets carried away with denying basic rights, then there will be a pushback from within.

— Neil Bush

Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with…

— Jim DeMint

We have to demand that governments live up to their promises and make education a reality for every child.

— Shakira

The divine science of government is the science of social happiness, and the blessings of society depend entirely on the constitutions of…

— John Adams

As a condition for entry into the Chinese market, Apple had to agree to the Chinese government's censorship criteria in vetting the…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

The States should be urged to concede to the General Government, with a saving of chartered rights, the exclusive power of establishing…

— Thomas Jefferson

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of…

— Richard M. Nixon

The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious, ...…

— Baruch Spinoza

Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sector's work subsidizes the disproportionate…

— Mortimer Zuckerman

Groups that advocate open government have argued that it's vital to know the names of White House visitors, who may have an…

— Bill Dedman

Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not.…

— Melinda Gates

There is an old maxim which states that good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment. I think something…

— Edward C. Prescott

The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction; that to suffer the civil magistrate to…

— Thomas Jefferson

The American experiment is not a theocracy and does not establish an official religion, but the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution…

— William H. Pryor, Jr

It is not, perhaps, unreasonable to conclude, that a pure and perfect democracy is a thing not attainable by man, constituted as…

— Alexander Fraser Tytler

... both individuals and companies are using the Netherlands as a haven for productive activity. ... This is good news for all…

— Daniel J. Mitchell

But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people,…

— James Madison

“Did not Socrates, all the while he unflinchingly refused to concede one iota of loyalty to his daemon, obey with equal fidelity…

— Inazo Nitobe

It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should…

— George Washington

I am impressed by the positive and insightful feedback we have received from Canadians across the country and again this morning in…

— Kevin Sorenson

God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of…

— Max Lucado

I love building the products, seeing people use the products but you know along with success comes the need for a dialogue…

— Bill Gates

I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

— John Steinbeck

Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.

— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Do not criticize your government when out of the country. Never cease to do so when at home

— Winston Churchill

The role of government is to create responsible greed to keep boundaries around what people do.

— Rebecca M. Blank

A new State of Israel with broad frontiers, strong and solid, with the authority of the Israel Government extending from the Jordan…

— Moshe Dayan

The grossest, the cruelest, the most selfish, the most easily pervertible and perverted thing in this world, is government.

— Henry Ward Beecher

All New Mexicans need fair wages, high-quality health care, and a government that looks out for them - not just big corporations…

— Ben Ray Lujan

Even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror.

— George Washington

The only greater [evil] than separation... [is] living under a government of discretion.

— Thomas Jefferson

With rising Covid-19 cases and deaths in India, the government should have thought of the repercussions before opening liquor shops.

— Jaideep Ahlawat

The federal government is like a handicapped turtle trying to crawl around and keep up with the rabbit, which is technology.

— Jim Breithaupt

The primary role of government is to provide for the safety and security of their populations.

— Pete Hoekstra

Whatever happens in a government could have happened differently, and it usually would have been better if it had.

— Charles Frankel

In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President…

— Bella Abzug