When the period arrives - come when it may - that this government will be compelled to resort to internal taxes for… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
We have conferred a mystic popularity upon officials whose only virtue is their timidity; while our scorn of rebels and reformers is… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
Among the handful of British diplomats and military men aware of their government's secret policy in the Middle East-that the Arabs were… — Scott Anderson Copy Share Image
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No government in the Middle East is innocent. Wars make the stock market go up, so no one in America is innocent… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
We have investigative staff who are charged by law and this committee under the Constitution of the United States has a responsibility,… — John Mica Copy Share Image
WikiLeaks serves as a back-up for those who want to tell the truth about the inner workings of government when the mainstream… — Daniel Ellsberg Copy Share Image
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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No government can guarantee security. It can only tax production, distribution and service and gradually crush the power to pay taxes. That… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
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The task of tracking deaths for the federal bureaucracy is an enormous one; about 2.5 million Americans die each year. Federal officials… — David Fahrenthold Copy Share Image
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I did not feel - in President [J.F.] Kennedy's words - that we could win the war for [the government in Saigon].… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies… — John Moody Copy Share Image
It's created a very real chilling effect among our sources. They've become nervous about talking with us. They don't want their phone… — Gary Pruitt Copy Share Image
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It's not about whether we should have a conservative or a liberal. It's about, do we have someone that has the mental… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
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Beginning in 1973 and then acts in '77, '78, 1980, 1994 and then into the 21st century in the international arena, governments… — Frederick W. Smith Copy Share Image
Many people think that the U.S. is ahead in the frontier technology sectors as a result of private sector entrepreneurship. It's not.… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is, it follows, in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of… — Gene Sharp Copy Share Image
Socialism violates at least three of the Ten Commandments: It turns government into God, it legalizes thievery and it elevates covetousness. Discussions… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
To fund major cultural efforts, we must not rely alone on government and foundation patronage; if the farmer can spend for beer,… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
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The great problem of legislation is, so to organize the civil government of a community ... that in the operation of human… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
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WikiLeaks released new Clinton campaign e-mails revealing how friendly Hillary [Clinton] was with the attorney general, Loretta Lynch.This was only months prior… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
The government adoption of AI will not bring about a government being run by robots. Instead, our government will continue to be… — Will Hurd Copy Share Image
Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal. It was Mussolini's success in Italy, with his government-directed economy, that led the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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![“I did not feel - in President [J.F.] Kennedy's words - that we could win the war for [the government in Saigon]. When I sought the reason for the dedication shown by the enemy, it seemed to me that the leadership and charisma shown by Ho Chi Minh was a major part of the answer.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/30d/william-j-duiker-21821_answers_i-did-not-feel-in-president-j-f-kennedy_2607794.jpg)
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