Government Quotes · Page 158

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

— Thomas Clarkson

Here, also, has been evolved the form of government consistent with the largest possible civil liberty.

— Josiah Strong

The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals.

— John C. Calhoun

Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.

— Ibrahim Babangida

A gold standard is to the moochers and looters in government what sunlight and garlic are to vampires.

— Herman Cain

But a multitude of people, even the two hundred million of the Chinese empire, cannot subsist without civil government.

— Ezra Stiles

It induced us to conduct government according to lies. It distorted justice. It undermined American morality.

— Stewart Udall

By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government.

— Ashraf Ghani

The media challenged me. 'You're not going to bring atheists into the government? How dare you maintain that those who believe the…

— Pat Roberts

The instrument by which it [government] must act are either the AUTHORITY of the laws or FORCE. If the first be destroyed,…

— Alexander Hamilton

As more time passes, people see my father for what he is - one of the last of a generation who went…

— Dorothy Bush Koch

I'm looking for a Justice who appreciates the awesome responsibility that she will be given, if confirmed. A Justice who understands the…

— Amy Klobuchar

Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference,…

— Sallust

The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free…

— Noam Chomsky

If a revolution destroys a systematic government, but the systematic patterns of thought that produced that government are left intact, then those…

— Robert M. Pirsig

With divisive curriculum such as Critical Race Theory being taught in schools, and parents who are expressing concerns about curriculum and policy…

— Nicole Malliotakis

Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government's ambitious and…

— Leo Tolstoy

The so-called liberals of today have the very popular idea that freedom of speech, of thought, of the press, freedom of religion,…

— Ludwig von Mises

It remains the task of governments to implement the fundamental human rights standards which should influence all aspects of globalisation, including even…

— Mary Robinson

Liberals love to say things like, "We're just asking everyone to pay their fair share." But government is not about asking. It…

— Thomas Sowell

These are people who don't believe the government can possibly get too big. It's not possible for it to get too big.…

— Rush Limbaugh

lf there is anything that puzzles me in this game lt is that the longer that you are in the job of…

— Pierre Trudeau

The First Amendment of the Constitution was not written to protect the people from religion; that amendment was written to protect religion…

— Ronald Reagan

The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked…

— Barack Obama

I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government.

— Ehud Barak

To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in…

— Bernie Sanders

If President Obama really wants to hurt the Syrian government, don't send cruise missiles. He should send over some of his economic…

— Jay Leno

My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work.

— Tony Campolo

My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.

— Sonny Perdue

I am confident Pakistani government will provide me with adequate security, unlike the government at the time that sabotaged my mother's security…

— Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government.

— Jim Cooper

The notion that the records of government are the property of the people is radically democratic, but it is broken in practice.

— Ryan Shapiro

There is no question that the federal government sometimes overdoes it in issuing rules and regulations.

— Dick Durbin

A committee is a group of individuals who all put in a perfectly good color, and it comes out gray.

— Allan Sherman

The government can give citizens opportunity and it's their responsibility to take advantage of it.

— Michael Mandelbaum

It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a…

— Voltaire

The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy.

— Lord Acton

Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates.

— Ron Wyden

Give me a country where it is the most natural thing in the world for a government that does not understand you…

— Henry David Thoreau

The Left government has been consistent in its approach to a development process that takes environment into consideration.

— Pinarayi Vijayan