Government Quotes · Page 294

“And why do we think for a second that having the government involved will make things better”

— Adam Carolla

You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging…

— Priti Patel

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

— Nirmala Sitharaman

Every time something really bad happens, people cry out for safety, and the government answers by taking rights away from good people

— Penn Jillette

No government has ever been, or can ever be, wherein time-servers and blockheads will not be uppermost.

— John Dryden

Despite the government's attempts to manipulate the vote, it does seem clear that the people have voted for change.

— Bill Clinton

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry.

— Rand Paul

There has always been, and there is now, a profound conflict of interest between the people and the government of the United…

— Howard Zinn

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best and when…

— Peggy Noonan

You don’t have to sleep with prostitutes or take drugs in order to have a relationship with organized crime. They affect our…

— Misha Glenny

Nobody has ever said in the United States government that we are going to war next month. No decision has been made…

— Colin Powell

We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to…

— Dan Miller

We must stand up for the principle of parliamentary democracy and not allow the government's failure in the Brexit process to be…

— Keir Starmer

I advocate world government because I am convinced that there is no other possible way of eliminating the most terrible danger in…

— Albert Einstein

Do we hate our women? I don't think so. In fact, Pakistan has more women representation in government than the U.S., and…

— Momina Mustehsan

No matter how you slice it, limiting the SALT deduction forces New Jersey families to spend even more to subsidize Americans in…

— Bob Menendez

“The earliest use of writing was strictly commercial and economic, not political or bureaucratic. It was trade, entrepreneurship, and stewardship of private…

— Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski

The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments,…

— Simon Bolivar

One of the biggest reasons for higher medical costs is that somebody else is paying those costs, whether an insurance company or…

— Thomas Sowell

You know, in a workplace, when you shrink the size of a workforce, there is pain there. But there is no question:…

— Meg Whitman

After years spent trying to deal with the effects of COINTELPRO, my rage at the FBI's almost unimaginable evil remains undiminished because…

— William Kunstler

The House of Lords, architecturally, is a magnificent room, and the dignity, quiet, and repose of the scene made me unwillingly acknowledge…

— M. E. W. Sherwood

But our society - unlike most in the world - presupposes that freedom and liberty are in a frame of reference that…

— William O. Douglas

It will be, I suppose, a foolhardy Government that tries to push through legislation making knowledge of both official languages one of…

— Judy LaMarsh

A strong government is where the will of the people matters, where the voice of the people is heard and where the…

— Narendra Modi

It actually turns out to be much harder to really understand government across state local and federal.

— Steve Ballmer

I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government.

— Gary Johnson

Wild Goose exemplifies how the Evangelical Left translates 'social justice' into Big Government and pacifism.

— Mark Tooley

The Supreme Court and courts in general have been usurping the role of the legislative branch of government.

— Todd Akin

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are…

— Ben Stein

I'm a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can't challenge the man…

— Jane Fonda

We know that solving homelessness has to be about more than simply introducing a new raft of government initiatives, task forces and…

— Grant Shapps

The will of a majority is the will of a rabble. Progressive democracy is incompatable with liberty.

— John C. Calhoun

In the 1950s, buggery was a criminal offence. Now it's a requirement to receive benefits from the federal government.

— Garry Breitkreuz

The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.

— Muqtada al Sadr

If right and left are competing to be the biggest victim, who is competing to be the government?

— David Frum

Madoff's scam was small compared to Ponzi schemes the government itself runs: Social Security and Medicare.

— John Stossel

There is nothing the government has not done to me. There isn't any pain I haven't known.

— Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

A heavily armed citizenry is not about overthrowing the government; it is about preventing the government from overthrowing liberty.

— Lawrence Hunter