I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the… — John McCain Copy Share Image
There is no art which government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Let's get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let's take a stand… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
“When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites, not divides. A cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
It is only the novice in political economy who thinks it is the duty of government to make its citizens happy -… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Many people are interested in their behavior among people; I am interested in my behavior alone. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
The question is: how bad do things have to get before you will do something about it? Where is your line in… — Michael Badnarik Copy Share Image
I have no plans to seek asylum in the U.S. or elsewhere. I have not thought about citizenship. I love my country,… — Feyisa Lilesa Copy Share Image
Obviously, whenever the government is getting involved with speech, it gives me a lot of pause. I have a background as a… — Brianna Wu Copy Share Image
Government is, at every level, a means to gather in the labor and wealth of the people, and then instruct the people… — Jeff Baxter Copy Share Image
Can't make your payments? No problem. The interest charges keep on coming. In fact, banks prefer it that way. More money for… — Jonathan Raymond Copy Share Image
Food history is as important as a baroque church. Governments should recognize cultural heritage and protect traditional foods. A cheese is as… — Carlo Petrini Copy Share Image
Anarchism is that political philosophy which advocates the maximization of individual responsibility and the reduction of concentrated power regal, dictatorial, parliamentary: the… — Alex Comfort Copy Share Image
The basis of the First Amendment is the hypothesis that speech can rebut speech, propaganda will answer propaganda, free debate of ideas… — Fred M. Vinson Copy Share Image
I think it's interesting because the 1990s ended with the government pretty much giving up. There was a recognition that encryption was… — Matt Blaze Copy Share Image
It’s sad. Marxism didn’t work. Communism didn’t work. Capitalism doesn’t work. Nothing works. Even democracy doesn’t work. Democracy-the greatest form of government… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the word, a place where the U.S. government now puts… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the greater consciousness among Whites about Black equality has not carried over to the new victims of racism - Muslims and… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Even if torture works, it cannot be tolerated -- not in one case or a thousand or a million. If their efficacy… — John Kiriakou Copy Share Image
“The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
The main propoganda trick of supporters of the allegedly "progressive" policy of government control is to blame capitalism for all that is… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Though the two issues may seem utterly unrelated, they do have this in common - both health care and higher education are… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice. — Mencius Copy Share Image
It belongs to American liberty to separate entirely from the political government the institution which has its object the support and diffusion… — Francis Lieber Copy Share Image
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages. — Stanisław I Leszczyński Copy Share Image
I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the… — Todd Akin Copy Share Image
I think about this every day. I wonder, 'Is today the day where everybody stops lying to themselves and realises that the… — Skepta Copy Share Image
I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development… — George Bancroft Copy Share Image
I've led a life working at every level of government, from Congress to local government. — Kathy Hochul Copy Share Image
Our government, keeping aspirations of the Brahmin community in mind, will construct a statue of Parshuram grander than the one promised by… — Mayawati Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers set up a system that heavily relied upon self-reliance and competition, with only a small dose of government intrusion. — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
I believe the U.S. government owes it to the American people to tell them the truth about what is happening in Guantanamo. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
The government has become a mechanism for distributing largess, and your census form is your ticket. — Tom G. Palmer Copy Share Image
We can only undo the election if the behavior meets the constitutional standard of subverting and threatening our system of government. — Zoe Lofgren Copy Share Image
