Government Quotes by David Mamet

10 Government quotes by David Mamet

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David Mamet’s voice, known for sharp dialogue, turns to the political arena in ten compact lines. His observations echo the tension of his plays, offering a succinct, gritty look at power structures.

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It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.

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The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain…

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You can't write about history without writing about politics at some point. History is about movements of people. 'What is criminality and…

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The honest man might observe... that no one gets something for nothing; that politicians go in poor and go out rich; that…

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When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent…

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Obama is a tyrant the same way FDR was a tyrant. He has a view of presidential power that states: the government…

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If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government…

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Conservatives believe in smaller government and in the power of the electorate. So I think that we're less likely to try to…

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We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles…

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The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between…

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