It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
In a democracy, the citizens are supposed to have all the power, and the government is supposed to be the means by… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
The biggest government waste: The death penalty. An individual death-penalty case could climb to $100 million, much of it spent at the… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Any time the United States government turns over an American citizen, including military personnel, to the government of another country, it is… — Howard Baker Copy Share Image
Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
All branches of our government today are controlled by individuals who use their power to undermine liberty and enhance the welfare/warfare state-and… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
As an economist, the only advice I can give the Modi government is to take some steps that will raise the morale… — Subramanian Swamy Copy Share Image
All taxes, except a 'lump-sum tax,' introduce distortions in the economy. But no government can impose a lump-sum tax - the same… — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government… — James Madison Copy Share Image
We also need to encourage Americans to become more fiscally responsible themselves. We can do this by redesigning our tax system into… — Edwin Feulner Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
You might be tempted to think that China has a Streisand-effect problem, in which trying to censor an event creates even more… — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
I come from the state of Michigan. We were the first English-speaking government in the world to outlaw the death penalty, back… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Interest-rate swaps are a tool used by big cities, major corporations and sovereign governments to manage their debt, and the scale of… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
Exporting oil would not drive up prices at the pump. American drivers buy refined products, which the U.S. already exports. Many studies… — Harold Hamm Copy Share Image
If we're going to improve the environment, the first thing we should do is duck the government. The second thing we should… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The ability of the press to print their stories without the government trying to get them to betray their sources is as… — Rod Lurie Copy Share Image
In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that… — Randy Neugebauer Copy Share Image
When an upstart dictator in the United States succeeds in making this a one-party form of government, I shall have the courage… — Charles Coughlin Copy Share Image
Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government.… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
There is a First Amendment right to speak in a encrypted way… The right to speak P.G.P. is like the right to… — Eben Moglen Copy Share Image
Powerful government tends to draw into it people with bloated egos, people who think they know more than everyone else and have… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
And I apologize to all of you who are the same age as my grandchildren. And many of you reading this are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The majority of the population thinks that if the government runs healthcare, they're going to take away your freedom. At the same… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The story of the Western world since 1945 is that, invited to choose between freedom and government 'security,' large numbers of people… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee,… — David Dinkins Copy Share Image
Unless we maintain correctional institutions of such character that they create respect for law and government instead of breeding resentment and a… — Mary B. Harris Copy Share Image
I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
It's never a good thing to see a government agency talk in secret about the need to 'control protestors' - especially when… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
If President Obama has his way, you won't recognize the government, the free market system, or, frankly, America as you once knew… — Bob Ehrlich Copy Share Image
I've always believed as a value that the government has a vital - not overwhelming, but vital - role to play in… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy… — Suzanna Hupp Copy Share Image
They have been talking about a dictatorship and they were right because there's a dictatorship and there's a government that has been… — Rafael Correa Copy Share Image
Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the… — Pete Stark Copy Share Image
“A nanny state is hostile to liberty. Any attempt to institute or continue it should be opposed, root and branch. Government intervention… — Laurence M. Vance Copy Share Image
How can those who are invested with the power of government be prevented from the abuse of those powers as the means… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It would be useless to bomb Washington. If you destroy one building, they already have two other buildings completely staffed with people… — Sam Levenson Copy Share Image
We ought to start running the government like a private-sector business. I have that ability as CEO of our companies. I have… — John Raese Copy Share Image
President Coolidge said, 'I don't want the Government to go into business.' Well, if I was Mr. Coolidge I wouldn't worry over… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
