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title: "10 Government Supposed Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Government Supposed quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Government Supposed sayings and thoughts."
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> [Government is supposed to solve people's problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neera-tanden/government-is-supposed-to-solve-people-s-problems/)

[Neera Tanden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neera-tanden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/neera-tanden-4361_government_government-is-supposed-to-solve-people-s_1175539.jpg)

> [You have to have a government that does give both money and energy to function in a leadership role modeling giving for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/you-have-to-have-a-government-that-does-give-both-money-and-energy-to/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/maya-soetoro-ng-14179_cases_you-have-to-have-a-government-that-does_1546790.jpg)

> [The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/the-government-is-supposed-to-respond-to-the-will-of-the-people-not/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/benjamin-carson-955_government_the-government-is-supposed-to-respond-to_605440.png)

> [The government is supposed to provide a level playing field where people can compete fairly. It's not supposed to cut deals with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brooks/the-government-is-supposed-to-provide-a-level-playing-field-where/)

[David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/david-brooks-644_company_the-government-is-supposed-to-provide-a_2655589.png)

> [Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-pahlka/government-is-supposed-to-be-about-how-we-do-things-together-and-we/)

[Jennifer Pahlka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-pahlka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30d/jennifer-pahlka-19149_government_government-is-supposed-to-be-about-how-w_2760915.jpg)

> [Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases. Government that's not particularly caring and is hands-off is not particularly inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-soetoro-ng/government-is-supposed-to-lead-by-example-in-many-cases-government/)

[Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-soetoro-ng/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/maya-soetoro-ng-14179_caring_government-is-supposed-to-lead-by-exampl_3060531.jpg)

> [ \[Political\] conventions lend themselves to pandering, as few politicians can resist the temptation to tell a national television audience how well they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/political-conventions-lend-themselves-to-pandering-as-few-politicians/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/ron-paul-686_audience_political-conventions-lend-themselves-to_2026257.jpg)

> [We have no idea how much the government knows and how much the CIA even knows about average citizens. The government is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/we-have-no-idea-how-much-the-government-knows-and-how-much-the-cia/)

[Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/nat-hentoff-1615_average_we-have-no-idea-how-much-the-government_474089.jpg)

> [What is a government supposed to do for its people? To improve the standard of living, to help them get jobs, get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-ibrahim/what-is-a-government-supposed-to-do-for-its-people-to-improve-the/)

[Mo Ibrahim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-ibrahim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/mo-ibrahim-3354_access_what-is-a-government-supposed-to-do-for_1089870.jpg)

> [There can only be one government, and the president has certain roles and duties, which are to hold the second key on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hsien-loong/there-can-only-be-one-government-and-the-president-has-certain-roles/)

[Lee Hsien Loong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hsien-loong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/lee-hsien-loong-7260_government_there-can-only-be-one-government-and-the_2172179.jpg)

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