The goal is to reduce the size and scope of government spending, not to focus on the deficit. The deficit is the… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
We know that advanced economies with stable governments that borrow in their own currency are capable of running up very high levels… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up. — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
The effect of a good government is to make life more valuable; of a bad one, to make it less valuable. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me… — Ann Richards Copy Share Image
Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman. — Pauline Marois Copy Share Image
A camel is a horse designed by a committee and a committee's a sweet running piece of machinery compared to any government. — Gordon R. Dickson Copy Share Image
Government itself at length must fall To nature's state, where all have right to all. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Trump's cabinet picks seem designed to unwind government itself, leaving the average citizen completely exposed and vulnerable to full exploitation by corporate… — Joy Reid Copy Share Image
Roosevelt's New Deal regulated business, protected social welfare and promoted national infrastructure on the principle that the role of government was not… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
Great power often corrupts virtue; it invariably renders vice more malignant. . . . In proportion as the powers of government increase,… — John Taylor of Caroline Copy Share Image
Most evangelical Christian conservatives I know would at least be uneasy about the prospect of the government picking up the slack of… — Dana Loesch Copy Share Image
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it;… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
I do want to get into the government and work for finance management divisions and policy management, but they are all long-term… — Padmapriya Janakiraman Copy Share Image
lf there is anything that puzzles me in this game lt is that the longer that you are in the job of… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It remains the task of governments to implement the fundamental human rights standards which should influence all aspects of globalisation, including even… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
Only perhaps in the United States, which alone of countries can do without governing,every man being at least able to live, and… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
But nothing is better than the market, where the customer and the business deal directly with each other, because if you rip… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
Now many things are beginning to come out and it was truly a reality to me when I went to Africa, to… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
You have given me a great responsibility: to stay close to you, to be worthy of you and to exemplify what you… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and… — Bob Riley Copy Share Image
We really don’t get all the government we pay for, and thank goodness. Lord protect us on the day that we do. — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
As we all know, health care is not getting any cheaper since government expanded its reach into the industry. — Nancy Mace Copy Share Image
For any new leader of any party at any given time it takes time if you are not in government to establish… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus… — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
The BBC will always be attacked by whoever is in government. It is that George Bush thing of 'If you're not with… — Graham Norton Copy Share Image
Bad government is the natural product of rule by those who believe government is bad. — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Everything that you are taking advantage of, inventing and using, is still a generation or two behind when it comes to the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We are about to make motherhood a crime. No civilized government in the history of mankind has ever done this. — Adrian G. Duplantier Copy Share Image
“Overthrow the bureaucracy, and return to a system based on human responsibility.” — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine. — William Blum Copy Share Image
We believe that government in Britain should be working to restore our reputation on the international stage after Iraq and engage better… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
