Government Quotes by Don Nickles

Jim mentioned I was an ALEC member, and that's correct.

— Don Nickles

I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.

— Don Nickles

I ALWAYS intended to return to the private sector,

— Don Nickles

My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books.

— Don Nickles

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position…

— Don Nickles

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is…

— Don Nickles

But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than…

— Don Nickles

I still happen to think the United States is the greatest place in the world to invest.

— Don Nickles

And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to…

— Don Nickles

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

— Don Nickles

[The Internal Revenue Code is] about 10 times the size of the Bible and, unlike the Bible, contains no good news

— Don Nickles

I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and…

— Don Nickles