Government officials Quotes

Those government officials who want more power are not going to stop unless they get stopped.

— Thomas Sowell

“I believe Money is too important to leave in the hands of government officials.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.

— Pope Francis

When a government official says a problem has been "contained," pay no attention.

— Seth Klarman

If you want to kill the Syrian people, who's going to support us as a government, as officials? No one.

— Bashar al-Assad

The U.S. government officials lie when they talk about human rights. They're a bunch of hypocrites and liars. You can't take it…

— Eqbal Ahmad

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.

— Herbert Hoover

We continue to see undeniable evidence that abuse and torture has been widespread and systematic, yet high-level government officials have not been…

— Anthony Romero

The balance between faith and reason is for the determination of each individual, and of the people as a whole, not of…

— Conrad Black

Well, a special screening was set up for government officials, so they didn't have to see the experience of going to see…

— Mathieu Kassovitz

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of…

— Eric Johnston

Nothing is worse, or more of a breach of the social contract between citizen and state, than for government officials, bureaucrats and…

— Bob Riley

This group of experts [in cybersecurity] will set up protocols for each agency and government officials, requiring them to follow best and…

— Donald Trump

I like BuzzFeed, and I understand the pressure that online reporters are under. But I think everyone agrees that, despite all the…

— Michael Moore

Free speech rights means that government officials are barred from creating lists of approved and disapproved political ideas and then using the…

— Glenn Greenwald

The cases involving the question of whether U.S. courts should be open to claims of international human rights violations brought by foreign…

— Donald Verrilli Jr

If the test of patriotism comes only by reflexively falling into lockstep behind the leader whenever the flag is waved, then what…

— Michael Parenti

In the Obama administration's Washington, government officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. The administration's war on leaks and other…

— Leonard Downie, Jr

Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash…

— Glenn Greenwald

Unfortunately for many Aboriginal people, of course, they've been in the situation of being herded on government reserves. Their own responsibility's been…

— Lowitja O'Donoghue

When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by…

— Bob Barr

Under fascism, citizens retain the responsibilities of owning property, without freedom to act and without any of the advantages of ownership. Under…

— Ayn Rand

“Perhaps, like bureaucracies everywhere, government officials in Singapore are uncomfortable with groups who appeal successfully to the public's sense of idealism, and…

— Cherian George

Additional federal studies are under way to see if any contamination reaches taps or ground water used for drinking, but the program…

— Andrew Revkin

Our nation is grounded on the rule of law, and the public must be assured that government officials administer the law fairly.

— Rod Rosenstein

Sometimes, government officials and legislators disagree on policies or issues. Yet, we invariably want the best for Hong Kong people.

— Carrie Lam

I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.

— Chen Guangbiao

What is politically defined as economic planning is the forcible superseding of other people's plans by Government officials.

— Thomas Sowell

My view was that government officials could not sit on the board of the central bank, and I am very happy that…

— Elvira Nabiullina

Disclosure of private e-mails from government officials has been a legal issue in many states.

— Bill Dedman

Government officials should recognize that the files in front of them represent very important issues in the lives of people.

— Pinarayi Vijayan

If every head of state and every government official spent an hour a day reading poetry we'd live in a much more…

— Mark Strand

I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization.

— Gene Cernan

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones

— Bob Riley

A government official is a man who has risen from obscurity to something worse.

— Pat Robertson

We need a lifetime ban on government officials lobbying for a foreign government.

— Donald Trump

While visiting Kenya, former President Clinton was offered 40 goats and 20 cows for his daughter, Chelsea, by a love struck government…

— Jay Leno

Coolidge believed that government officials who tell themselves that spending benefits the economy delude themselves and the citizens. Government budgets promote human…

— Amity Shlaes

I know as well as anyone that the American people want to know that their hard-earned dollars are being spent wisely by…

— Tom Price