Government Quotes · Page 171

Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government.

— Robert Taft

Trying to get government to be as efficient as business is as hopeless as trying to teach cats to bark and dogs…

— Walter E. Williams

The greatest danger facing our nation isn't terrorism, global warming or the energy crisis. It is out-of-control, unbridled government spending.

— R. Lee Wrights

I do not want to see any of the people cringing supplicants for the favor of the Government, when they should all…

— Calvin Coolidge

Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.

— Thomas Paine

We simply cannot afford to give the reigns of government so someone who will double down on trickle down

— William J. Clinton

He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. We have always protected the Americans; we may therefore subject them to government.

— Samuel Johnson

I am not saying that during the Second World War Germany did not, under the leadership of the National Socialist government, commit…

— Ernst Zundel

When I visit local communities, people often complain that they need the approval of several dozen government departments to get something done…

— Li Keqiang

In 2011, when I established the activist group Scholarism, I could have not imagined that a year later, 100,000 people would take…

— Joshua Wong

The systematic study of mass psychology revealed to students the potentialities of invisible government of society by manipulation of the motives which…

— Edward Bernays

The emphasis of my government is to take advantage from the Chinese experience in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, energy, infrastructure, development,…

— Asif Ali Zardari

It is unclear exactly how many law enforcement agencies are currently using this capability, but it is reasonable to say that while…

— Ron Wyden

“One of the (many) problems with government is that they are usually so preoccupied with whether or not they can do something…

— Michel Templet

In full accordance with the law - and in order to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States and to save American…

— John O. Brennan

I want to reduce the size of government in half as a percentage of GNP [gross national product] over the next 25…

— Grover Norquist

This spirit of freedom is expanding even where it must struggle against the external obstacles of governments that misunderstand their own function.…

— Immanuel Kant

If you look at Iraq and Afghanistan's situations, they are quickly becoming much like our reservations. They will have puppet governments funded…

— Leonard Peltier

I did attempt to find out if there were any secret government documents that revealed things. If there were, they were concealed…

— William J. Clinton

I want to say something, and it may sound harsh, not to you, but to the American people. In a sense, in…

— Bernie Sanders

The fact that you have government-guaranteed student loans has created a whole new sector in the American economy that didn't really exist…

— Michael Hudson

Naturalization is the process by which a citizen, or subject of a foreign nation or kingdom, is made a citizen of the…

— Samuel Freeman Miller

What do intellectuals and opinion makers get from big government? An increasing number of cushy jobs in the bureaucracy, or in the…

— Murray Rothbard

This is crossing the Rubicon, after which there will be no more sovereign states in Europe with fully-fledged governments and parliaments which…

— Vaclav Klaus

I praised the government when they do good things like scrapping of Article 370, construction of Ram Mandir, implementation of CAA among others.

— Raj Thackeray

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

— Anonymous

If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy.

— Kin Hubbard

We believe that government works for the benefit of private life, and not the other way around.

— Mitch Daniels

The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

— George Brandis

Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government.

— Terry Pratchett

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.

— Howard Zinn

The Commerce Clause has already been inflated so much that we basically can't do anything without the government's permission.

— Alex Epstein

The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.

— Malcolm X

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

— Herbert Hoover

“If exercising the right to vote were truly effective, the government would not be so eager to promote it.”

— Andrew P. Napolitano

The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Lets tell young people the best books are yet to written; the best painting, the best government the best of everything is…

— John Erskine

Ours is a fully democratic government, which in our language we call a people's government.

— Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Government should take necessary steps to add music into school syllabus and impart knowledge to the students.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Citizens continue to demand government help in fighting cybercrime, defending children from stalkers and bullies, and protecting consumers.

— Rebecca MacKinnon