Government Quotes · Page 161

I am supposed to owe the government something like $100 million. I couldn't squeeze out a dime.

— Dennis Kozlowski

If the General Government should be left dependent on the State Legislatures, it would be happy for us if we had never…

— John Dickinson

The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

— Joe Lhota

The government cannot put a chocolate on every one of their pillows and tuck them in at night.

— John Mica

We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.

— Tulsi Gabbard

[In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in…

— James Monroe

“Your enemy is not in North Korea or Syria, it is your own corporate controlled government.”

— Steven Magee

We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she…

— Ashraf Ghani

And it's absolutely hypocritical for the political party that talks about states rights, to suddenly ignore states rights, that say that the…

— Gary Ackerman

Japanese people cut their energy use by 25 percent immediately after Fukushima. They showed there was huge opportunity there. And instead, the…

— David Suzuki

I believe we are slowly turning into a socialist government. The government is continually growing bigger and more powerful and the people…

— Timothy McVeigh

No diplomatic intervention will ever be made by any government that I lead in support of any individual terrorist's life. We have…

— Kevin Rudd

It is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout…

— Rick Scott

When I need to take a side, I write a newspaper article and I tell my government, "You should not do that,…

— Amos Oz

Ask a fellow if he favors organized prayer in the public schools. If he says 'No' he's a liberal. If he says…

— Vin Suprynowicz

I am a psychologically disabled person and it's difficult for me to get and hold down a job. When I don't work…

— Rhonda Byrne

Well, nobody's being deported - nobody - practically. And so what the people down there getting is the American government is telling…

— Mark Krikorian

I hold that this must be said, for treaties only make sense when concluded by honor-loving peoples and honor-conscious governments. Germany wishes…

— Adolf Hitler

As I write in 2012 we certainly do not believe that it is over yet, and the worst may be yet to…

— Robert J. Shiller

Beneath a free government there is nothing but the intelligence of the people to keep the people's peace. Order must be preserved,…

— Edward Everett

If you don't plan to live the Christian life totally committed to knowing your God and to walking in obedience to Him,…

— Kay Arthur

The knowledge of the individual citizen is of less value than the knowledge of science. The former is the opinion of individuals.…

— Ivan Illich

While Washington pays lip service to the challenges facing small businesses, it repeatedly chooses its own expansion over results. In effect, government…

— David Malpass

By today’s standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only…

— Joseph Sobran

We must learn to be self-reliant and independent of schools, courts, protection and patronage of a Government we seek to end, if…

— Mahatma Gandhi

It's the Government's job to print the money, deliver the mail and declare war. Now give me my cigarettes.

— Florence King

Net Neutrality' is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.

— Ted Cruz

The fact is, almost every year since the founding of these United States, our government has lived beyond its means.

— Paul Gillmor

My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else…

— Olympia Snowe

The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in…

— Ron Paul

The principal instances of mass violence in the world today are those committed by governments within their own legally recognized borders.

— Susan Sontag

I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a…

— Rupert Murdoch

For forms of government, let fools contest; Whate'er is best administered, is best.

— Alexander Pope

“Here the only one who has the right to prohibit anything is the government, we live in a democracy.”

— Gabriel García Márquez

My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

— Kevin Mitnick

We want a strong, vibrant economy for Britain so that we can set out a clear and affordable alternative programme for government.

— Charles Kennedy

Government has hardened into a tyrannical monopoly, and the human race in general becomes as absolutely property as beasts in the plow.

— John Dickinson

It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.

— Julie Bishop

The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings.

— Glenn Beck

A republican government should be based on free and equal education among the people

— Susan B. Anthony