Government Quotes · Page 308

Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

America is the place where you cannot kill your government by killing the men who conduct it.

— Anonymous

In China, going public has a cachet from a branding standpoint. It will improve our image to ad agencies, government regulators.

— Victor Koo

The central issue of our time - of all times - is the size, power and scope of government.

— Grover Norquist

Federal government shutdowns are unsettling, because you realize how little you depend on it compared to the money you give in taxes.

— Roosh V

We create the government that screws you, and then you're supposed to thank us for protecting you from it.

— Vin Weber

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

— Lord Acton

We are looking at how you change the relationship between central and local government and how to use public resources to the…

— Hilary Benn

It doesn't make any sense to continue to elect people like Ron Kind or Russ Feingold, individuals that literally are dedicated to…

— Ron Johnson

When the U.K. or U.S. government issues bonds to fund a deficit, the buyers are not solely in the U.K. or the…

— Bob Diamond

Normal is fading away. Governments and industries and schools like normal, because it's easier, it scales and it's profitable. But people don't…

— Seth Godin

When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a…

— Ronald Reagan

People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government... without virtue,…

— Charles Colson

A world government with powers adequate to guarantee security is not a remote ideal for the distant future. It is an urgent…

— Albert Einstein

If wealth is accumulated in the hands of a few, either by a feudal or a stock monopoly, it carries the power…

— John Taylor

Governments are out of control, irresponsible, never have enough money, never tighten their own belts, and when they are forced to, they…

— Rush Limbaugh

I think it does because if you think of where "The Daily Show" was when I inherited it from Jon Stewart, I…

— Trevor Noah

Every man is responsible for defending every woman and every child. When the male no longer takes this role, when he no…

— James Williams

In all ages of the world, priests have been enemies to liberty; and it is certain, that this steady conduct of theirs…

— David Hume

If a market exists for low-paid work, then we should think about how we can make this type of work more attractive…

— Angela Merkel

As the Nazi regime developed over the years, the whole structure of decision-making was changed. At first there were laws. Then there…

— Raul Hilberg

“Deep down, I have come to the conclusion that the reason (children) are such a low priority to the great human institutions…

— Wess Stafford

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should…

— Milton Friedman

It was the South African Government that has introduced politics into sport by decreeing politically that no non-white person will represent their…

— Bob Hawke

I think there were bad actors in the government and bad actors in the finance, mortgage, markets industries that need to be…

— Hillary Clinton

The CDU is willing to continue to take responsibility for our country. We want to do justice to the government mandate.

— Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

We were not treated by our own government as proper human beings and consequently, some outsiders did not regard us as the…

— Jung Chang

“Remove God from the world of ideas. Remove government, politics from society. Keep sex, humor, utilities. Let private property go.”

— John Cage

I tell people view the federal government as a source of entertainment. It's a lot easier.

— Dave Barry

Our government denies that terrorism is caused by Islamic doctrine. Now, that is true, and it is a declarative statement. It's not…

— Rush Limbaugh

Perhaps the only institution more puffed-up and self-important than academia is government.

— Neil Steinberg

Taking care of a border security is one of the issues that government has to manage. It is not to be politicised…

— Urmila Matondkar

You've got to remember that it's a two horse race. So when the Government is doing badly the Opposition is doing better…

— Malcolm Turnbull

“It is our theory that the people own the government, not that the government should own the people.”

— Calvin Coolidge

I love talking about Kennedy assassination...a great archetypal example of how totalitarian government...sorry, wrong meeting.

— Bill Hicks

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.

— Thomas Jefferson

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

— George Grenville

I will support vigorously whoever commits to reduce the size of government the most.

— Erik Prince

“Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution.”

— DaShanne Stokes

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

— Thomas Jefferson