There is a distorted perception of what goes on in Brussels. No one reports on the Commission taking a hundred initiatives from… — Jean-Claude Juncker Copy Share Image
Most governments are designed to protect the government from the people, whereas the United States government was organized to protect the people… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
We're going to restructure the state government into a government that's responsive to the needs of New York state taxpayers. — Carl Paladino Copy Share Image
Enough of these little kitty cats we keep sending to Washington. David Dewhurst will compromise every day in the U.S. Senate... It's… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
For the first time in over a decade, your state government is doing what you do every day at home-spending what it… — Tate Reeves Copy Share Image
I wish not to be regarded as an advocate for the particular organizations of the several state governments . . . they… — James Madison Copy Share Image
My goal was to make New Jersey's state government a model for all other states to emulate, hopefully thereby to stem, or… — Charles Edison Copy Share Image
Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Literally every department of state government has gone through, or is in a period of, chaos. Not just fiscal chaos, but certainly… — Bill Scott Copy Share Image
And I just think that we're at a point in our economic life here in our state - and - and, candidly,… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
The compulsory transfer of the [Palestinian] Arabs from the valleys of the proposed Jewish state could give us something which we never… — David Copy Share Image
The Social Security Act offers to all our citizens a workable and working method of meeting urgent present needs and of forestalling… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The problem of South Africa is different than the world thinks. There is no native problem. The native worker gets more than… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single… — James Madison Copy Share Image
. . . Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence… — John Adams Copy Share Image
My concerns through the years increased about the concerns of an independent judiciary and how we maintain it. Certainly in the states.… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
The Convention probably foresaw what it has been a principal aim of these papers to inculcate that the danger which most threatens… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient,… — Charlie Crist Copy Share Image
I don't want to get people nervous falling off their chairs, but Social Security is a socialist program. It's a program by… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
It has been more than 30 years since this disgraceful episode occurred, and I believe that the United States government should demand… — Wayne Allard Copy Share Image
If the means to which the government of the union may resort for executing the power confided to it, are unlimited, it… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have… — Matt Blunt Copy Share Image
The United States government has always been proud of the welcome it has extended to good men of every nation, seeking freedom… — John Muir Copy Share Image
Put simply, no one in state government can create new specially protected classes except the General Assembly with the concurrence of the… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it? — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
I do believe ultimately the role is of our state government to ensure every child in this state has a great public… — Gretchen Whitmer Copy Share Image
Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
I speak as a private citizen and not as a representative of the Executive Branch of the United States government. The impression… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Eleanor Roosevelt could easily have told negroes the deceitful maneuvering of the United States government that was going on behind the scenes.… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
For many residents, the DMV is the face of state government - it is an office that virtually every adult needs to… — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time… — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
We know that this nation entered into solemn treaties [with Indian tribes] which have been continuously violated for more than 250 years.… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Our spending priorities are clearly in question when we are increasing bond indebtedness on pet projects such as museums while our infrastructure… — Chris McDaniel Copy Share Image
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![“The compulsory transfer of the [Palestinian] Arabs from the valleys of the proposed Jewish state could give us something which we never had, even when we stood on our own during the days of the first and second Temples. . . We are given an opportunity which we never dared to dream of in our…” quote by David](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/473/david-10635_compulsory_the-compulsory-transfer-of-the-palestini_2934726.jpg)
![“The problem of South Africa is different than the world thinks. There is no native problem. The native worker gets more than white workers do in England! [...] The South African government is not a police state. It's easier on people than the United States government!” quote by L. Ron Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/852/l-ron-hubbard-881_africa_the-problem-of-south-africa-is-different_2928768.jpg)
![“. . . Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence of miracle or mystery, and which are destined to spread over the northern part of that whole quarter of the globe, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of…” quote by John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/348/john-adams-529_american-founding-fa_thirteen-governments-of-the-original-sta_1511762.jpg)
![“We know that this nation entered into solemn treaties [with Indian tribes] which have been continuously violated for more than 250 years. It's a disgrace. It's an outrage. We must do everything in our power to keep those treaties. Otherwise, the word of the United States government is no good.” quote by John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/da8/john-mccain-465_disgrace_we-know-that-this-nation-entered-into-so_2442091.jpg)
