Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation. — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government. — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
The more power government has to provide things, the more power it has to dictate terms. — Sheldon Richman Copy Share Image
In the extent and proper structure of the Union, therefore, we behold a republican remedy for the disease incident to republican government. — James Madison Copy Share Image
There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives. — Os Guinness Copy Share Image
“I suppose if you have ten children one of them might go into government, which is the same as losing a child… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
All the warnings the founding fathers gave us about government proved to be true. We should have listened. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Under this Government, Britain will not return to the boom and bust of the past. — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have consistently followed a policy of non-violence. They… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Men, to act with vigour and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation,… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
As the United States drifts from its Judeo-Christian foundation and as the state becomes ever more pervasive in American life, government could… — H. Wayne House Copy Share Image
We insist that ours is a government of laws, not men, but it is striking how often large historical forces pivot on… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
There are two parties involved in every corrupt transaction, typically a government official and a business person. Yet those who pay bribes… — Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Copy Share Image
Hilary Clinton stated multiple times, falsely, that seventeen U.S. intelligence agencies had assessed that Russia was the source of our publications. That… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
In America, where the electoral process is drowning in commercial techniques of fund-raising and image-making, we may have completed a circle back… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
There's always something new with sex. We lived in a world without Viagra, now we live in a world with Viagra. We… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
Seen from a lower point of view, the Constitution, with all its faults, is very good; the law and the courts are… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
There's an interesting question, whether the anarchists had alternatives [in Spain]. If they did tend to support the government that had been… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The measures adopted to restore public order are: First of all, the elimination of the so-called subversive elements. ... They were elements… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image
I was brought in by the White House as GM's chairman in 2009, around the time of the bankruptcy, and became CEO… — Edward Whitacre, Jr Copy Share Image
The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the… — Sting Copy Share Image
Our government, conceived in liberty and purchased with blood, can be preserved only by constant vigilance. May we guard it as our… — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I believe one of the main roles of Government is to keep our economy free and fair. — Liz Truss Copy Share Image
I think the U.S. is falling behind. There's massive government initiatives going around the world and you see that there's a real… — Anne Wojcicki Copy Share Image
Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
“What do you call 1,000 government employees with no mouths or legs? More efficient.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
It is the English, not their Government; for if they were not blind cowards, they would lynch Chamberlain and Halifax and all… — Enoch Powell Copy Share Image
“It is horrible how people will use anything as a political monkey wrench and to hell with the country. (Julia Child to… — Joan Reardon Copy Share Image
Unless the power of the corporation can be organized on an accepted principle of legitimacy, it will be taken over by a… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The passage of a Bill through Parliament is a chance for members of Parliament - including government ministers - to finesse and… — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished. — Adam Weishaupt Copy Share Image
We can't depend on consumers to spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need, so the government has to do… — Jacob Sullum Copy Share Image
I can imagine [the government] trying to tell Steven Spielberg 'We need 50 different cuts of your movie for each state.' It… — John Riccitiello Copy Share Image
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As the economy and peoples' habits change, we need to demonstrate that Connecticut's state government can keep pace. — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image