But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that… — Alphonso Jackson Copy Share Image
Twenty million jobs is what we call for in the Green New Deal, which is essentially a New Deal focused on greening… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The government isn't going to say, "We're going to regulate banks, but we'll leave these other companies alone." I think the regulators… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
Subsidies and mandates are just two of the privileges that government can bestow on politically connected friends. Others include grants, loans, tax… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not.… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Even if every major government were to slap huge taxes on carbon fuels - which is not going to happen - it… — Bjorn Lomborg Copy Share Image
A bureaucracy is sure to think that its duty is to augment official power, official business, or official members, rather than to… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
One day the President and Mrs. Coolidge were visiting a government farm. Soon after their arrival they were taken off on separate… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
We've been prepared to make the arguments for lowering corporation tax, which is all about encouraging risk takers, encouraging entrepreneurs, and I… — Liz Truss Copy Share Image
We live in a very low state of the world, and pay unwilling tribute to government founded on force. There is not,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The Constitution, in addition to delegating certain enumerated powers to Congress, places whole areas outside the reach of Congress' regulatory authority. The… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
The leftists are constantly whining and moaning about all the money in politics. They want campaign finance reform, right? They want to… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
OK, so $1 trillion is what it costs to run the federal government for one year. So this money's going to run… — Susan Davis Copy Share Image
There is an old maxim which states that good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment. I think something… — Edward C. Prescott Copy Share Image
Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase obligations of the citizen to the state… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
When distrust exists between governments, when there is a danger of war, they will not be willing to disarm even when logic… — Ludwig Quidde Copy Share Image
We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
As a condition for entry into the Chinese market, Apple had to agree to the Chinese government's censorship criteria in vetting the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The States should be urged to concede to the General Government, with a saving of chartered rights, the exclusive power of establishing… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sector's work subsidizes the disproportionate… — Mortimer Zuckerman Copy Share Image
The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious, ...… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
Groups that advocate open government have argued that it's vital to know the names of White House visitors, who may have an… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
The stimulus legislation, technically known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was a mixture of tax cuts for families… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
That is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has in his personal… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I'm generally never at a lack for words, but it's indescribable how poor the response was from our own government officials, ...… — Hannibal Copy Share Image
Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
Optimism is the ultimate definition of a leader. A leader has to look optimistically at what is ahead while not ignoring the… — Linda McMahon Copy Share Image
The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws .… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
“Restraint, however, is the essence of modern governance. A government’s self-control permits its people to create, explore, and discover, and that’s what… — Gordon G. Chang Copy Share Image
For the longest time, computers have been associated with work. Mainframes were for the Army, government agencies, and then large companies. Workstations… — Om Malik Copy Share Image
For a generation, Republicans have tried to unravel the activist government under which Americans have lived since the 1930s, when Democrat Franklin… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
We believe in encouraging the talented, but we believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagans vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he… — David Vitter Copy Share Image
The national unity government is a necessity in this country and I am happy to serve it. We have negotiated for months… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
There are some who think that the government is limited in how many corruption cases it can bring against Wall Street, because… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
One of the things government should be around for is to deal with catastrophes. It should do that well. To me, that's… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image