Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The government can reasonably rely on debt ratings when it forms programs to lend money to buyers of otherwise unattractive debt instruments. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
I am confident that Jeff Sessions will do his part to restore the delicate balance between the states and the federal government… — Luther Strange Copy Share Image
That, in essence is Fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any controlling private power. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
At the first rumors of war, timid investors in various government stock, being panic-stricken, sell out, to their loss and the gamblers'… — Randal Cremer Copy Share Image
Jacob Rees-Mogg gets his tummy tickled when the ERG threatens to vote against a government bill unless it is amended on policy. — Anna Soubry Copy Share Image
The government, of course, will print money to bail out the banks' uncovered casino bets, but not to bail out the elderly… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty… — Diane Abbott Copy Share Image
We have our phones right by our beds, right next to us in our most exposed, vulnerable moments. And yet the government… — Maggie Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
The only thing they [government] want is better data. But data doesn't tell people someone is well educated. It's a vicious circle.… — Deborah Meier Copy Share Image
As a general rule, the United States government is run by lawyers who occasionally take advice from economists. Others interested in helping… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
The trouble with the theory [of limited and divided government] is that government is not a machine, but a living thing. This… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Many journalists have fallen for the conspiracy theory of government. I do assure you that they would produce more accurate work if… — Bernard Ingham Copy Share Image
Be careful in your relations with the government; for they draw no man close to themselves except for their own interests. They… — Gamaliel Copy Share Image
Investment bankers do much of their business underwriting government bonds, in the United States and abroad. Therefore, they have a vested interest… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
“But we must accept one central truth and responsibility as participants in a democracy: Freedom is not a state; it is an… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm happy to respect authority when it's genuine authority, based on moral or intellectual or even technical superiority. I'm eager to follow… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“I think maybe the classic formulation was by David Hume in "Of the First Principles of Government," where he pointed out that… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Lets all be reminded, 60 million Americans are on Social Security, 60 million. A third of those people depend on 90% of… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
Oil is dead, on its way to extinction. As a group of citizens we must speak up and act towards ending fracking.… — Ian Somerhalder Copy Share Image
I acknowledge, in the ordinary course of government, that the exposition of the laws and Constitution devolves upon the judicial. But I… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Being an absolute ruler today was not as simple as people thought. At least, it was not simple if your ambitions included… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I want to make it very clear from day one that we are a government for everyone. — Gladys Berejiklian Copy Share Image
Any politician who tells you morality has nothing to do with the law and government is about to do something extremely immoral. — Joseph Farah Copy Share Image
The government should now launch an initiative to encourage people to join the social work profession. — Andy Sawford Copy Share Image
The consequences arising from the continual accumulation of public debts in other countries ought to admonish us to prevent their growth in… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Republicans say they don't believe in government. Sure they do. They believe in government to help themselves and their powerful friends. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Government is not just about maintaining the status quo. It's about helping people's lives to work. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
Pugsley's First Law of Government: All government programs accomplish the opposite of what they are designed to achieve. — John Pugsley Copy Share Image
We value integrity of information, we value processes, cyber- security. These are things important to the government. — Gladys Berejiklian Copy Share Image
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be bullied by an overzealous agency of the United States government. — Neil Bush Copy Share Image
It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office. — William Weld Copy Share Image
All you have to do is ask yourselves, who controls the government? And who are the victims of that control? — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Running a democratic country is one of the most difficult things for any government. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image