Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share Image
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
People who have made their name in this film industry have called it a gutter. I completely disagree. I hope that the… — Jaya Bachchan Copy Share Image
Health care is one-sixth of our economy. If the government can control that, they can control just about everything. We need to… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
The world is changing rapidly, and our government needs to move more quickly to transform how we operate to have the greatest… — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
A majority of Americans support Social Security and Medicare, a progressive tax system and a government that regulates business in the public… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
The people = government doctrine is equivalent to political infantilism -- an agreement to pretend that the citizen's wishes animate each restriction… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Our situation is truly delicate & critical. On the one hand we are in need of a strong federal government founded on… — Mercy Otis Warren Copy Share Image
To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils… — Wolfe Tone Copy Share Image
Good constitutions are formed upon a comparison of the liberty of the individual with the strength of government: If the tone of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
You can have very big local government. By big, I mean very engaged government. Do you measure it in terms of the… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. ... Government contains impure ingredients - as anybody who's looked… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Although all men are born free, slavery has been the general lot of the human race. Ignorant--they have been cheated; asleep--they have… — James Madison Copy Share Image
For twelve successive Congresses we have appeared before committees of the two Houses making this plea, that the underlying principle of our… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences… — Lydia M. Child Copy Share Image
First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is the way addled liberals really think. Even as they champion sucking the brains out of little babies, they think of… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
In a way, the Nobel Prize has been something of a pain in the neck, though there was at least one time… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Each voice carries a portion of value, no matter how unpalatable or distasteful that voice may be: no one person, government, ideology,… — B. W. Powe Copy Share Image
Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not. We need to bring people together, hold the government… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The Ethiopian government's use of the railway from Djibouti to Addis Ababa was, in practice, a hazardous regards transport of arms intended… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
The two greatest things that all men aim at in any free government are liberty and permanency. We have had liberty enough… — Thomas D Copy Share Image
My definition of patriotism is that it is unconscionable for you to disrespect the flag. You can be a patriot and challenge… — Emily Compagno Copy Share Image
I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed… — John McCain Copy Share Image
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that,… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
You wouldn't want to underestimate the perfidy of the government. I have no doubt that the government will need to increase revenues… — Porter Stansberry Copy Share Image
The government would also be wise to press on with its further measures to promote growth, as it will want to outperform… — John Redwood Copy Share Image
If you look back at history, [Dale ] Carnegie highlighted the need for libraries to be a place where everyone could go… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
I came up in a time where the assumption was, in the '60s and '70s, where the federal government was a great… — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
Washington politicians think that government can make better decisions than you and me. But we know better. We know it's smaller, less… — Brad Wenstrup Copy Share Image
Let's put it this way. The United States government has assembled a massive investigation team into me personally, into my work with… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
When your government, employer, landlord, merchant, banker and local sports team gang up to picture, digitize and permanently record your every activity,… — William Safire Copy Share Image
I understand what it takes to - to make a bright and prosperous future for America again. I - I spent my… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
When Alexander the Great visited the philosopher Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for him, Diogenes is said to have… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Chinese have made a faustian pact with the government, agreeing to forsake demands for political and intellectual freedom in exchange for… — Ma Jian Copy Share Image