It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary:… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them. — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some… — Gustave de Molinari Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people feel that they are just not listened to, and that the politicians in Washington are just… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
I'm very thankful to live in a country where the government provides my protection - many police and armored cars and safe… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
Politics and music should only mix to a point. Me, I think my job as a musician is to make people try… — Hank Williams III Copy Share Image
I went in to play the most corrupt politician I could possibly think of [in "The Congressman"] and to do it with… — George Hamilton Copy Share Image
As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
[On the socialites in New York in the Nineties who devoted themselves to politics, charities, and other volunteer work:] I never knew… — Margaret Case Harriman Copy Share Image
Amid the welter of vague political abstractions ... where meanings shift so quickly and so subtly, not only following changes of thought,… — J. Allan Hobson Copy Share Image
The left wants you to believe that true morality is defined by how much money you give the government, how much money… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Political as well as religious cults can be distinguished from legitimate organizations by their use of doublethink. Though political cults espouse extremist… — Benjamin Wittes Copy Share Image
“In this regard I find myself dubious about the politics of women’s peace groups, for example, which celebrate maternality as the basis… — Zinzi Clemmons Copy Share Image
Never forget that no government has wealth of its own to spend. The money has to come from taxation, monetary inflation, or… — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the… — Andrew Mellon Copy Share Image
As a member of the House Small Business Committee, I will strive to ensure that our small business community can thrive without… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
We've got a first class leader at the moment. David Cameron is dealing with the issues that he was left by the… — Theresa May Copy Share Image
I'm being driven crazy by people who are obsessed with limiting the scope of government, but feel perfectly free to demand that… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Our government has become incompetent, unresponsive, corrupt. And that incompetence, ineptitude, lack of accountability is now dangerous. — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
Being beyond politics, I am able to examine the role of the media without worrying about the indignant harrumphing that emanates from… — Julia Gillard Copy Share Image
I have no interest in politics. I have been offered to join politics, but I am not even interested in it even… — Sonu Sood Copy Share Image
On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early directed towards… — Meriwether Lewis Copy Share Image
The government and the people are under a moral necessity of acting together; a free press compels them to bend to one… — James Mill Copy Share Image
A man who kills on his own is a murderer. A man who kills at his government's request is a national hero. — Ramman Kenoun Copy Share Image
We print money. The people that print the money is actually us. The government of the United States of America. By its… — J. C. Chandor Copy Share Image
I'm not a political person. I usually beware of political persons. I know many, but I'm not one of them. I have… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
All Politicians should be required to wear uniforms like Racing Car Drivers with patches showing the donations received from special interest groups… — John Wallace Copy Share Image
There is a role for government, but no matter how much money the government spends, it will never be able to take… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The most important thing that Congress can do is make sure that our government is working for the people; by avoiding a… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
Taxes are the source of life for the bureaucracy, the army and the court, in short, for the whole apparatus of the… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
The Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of undisclosed dollars into campaigns with ads that distort… — Chuck Schumer Copy Share Image
The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave, and must be punished… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Basically, if you have above-average intelligence, you have common sense and you can speak in front of a camera and to a… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
A lot of times, politics, global issues are very black and white. There is a place for that, but it's also fantastic… — Du Yun Copy Share Image
What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to… — Richard J. Daley Copy Share Image
People are just people; the only thing that's different is the form of government that leads them astray. — Eddie Griffin Copy Share Image
Come on fathers, don't hesitate, send them off before it's too late. Be the first one on the block to have your… — Country Joe McDonald Copy Share Image
Tolling plan is a wonderful opportunity for political pandering, and some candidates are taking full advantage of it. — Robert James Thomson Copy Share Image
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