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title: "25 Government Think Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Government Think quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Government Think sayings and thoughts."
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> [No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-barnes/no-one-in-government-should-ever-think-that-the-citizens-they-work/)

[Roy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-barnes/)

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> [Look, the people will elect the government they think best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nawaz-sharif/look-the-people-will-elect-the-government-they-think-best/)

[Nawaz Sharif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nawaz-sharif/)

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> [Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/politicians-are-good-at-saying-how-government-must-do-more-but-we/)

[Charles Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kennedy/)

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> [There are people in communities who are actually out there fighting poverty eye-to-eye, soul-to-soul, in neighborhoods that actually do well, that succeed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/there-are-people-in-communities-who-are-actually-out-there-fighting/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/paul-ryan-869_cases_there-are-people-in-communities-who-are_624113.jpg)

> [My role in the government was not to think about narratives and consistency with narratives, but think of the human consequences of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/my-role-in-the-government-was-not-to-think-about-narratives-and/)

[Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/)

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> [I don't think the federal government should be a part of everything. I think that governing should be done state-by-state... so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-dash/i-don-t-think-the-federal-government-should-be-a-part-of-everything-i/)

[Stacey Dash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-dash/)

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> [I don't have any insight or understanding on anything about the government. All I think is that it's stupid - which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/i-don-t-have-any-insight-or-understanding-on-anything-about-the/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/dave-barry-222_government_i-don-t-have-any-insight-or-understandin_292700.png)

> [...the Government must not think that they can stop this agitation. It will go on...We are here not because we are law-breakers;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmeline-pankhurst/the-government-must-not-think-that-they-can-stop-this-agitation-it/)

[Emmeline Pankhurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmeline-pankhurst/)

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> [I can't sit here and be a hypocrite and say I'm for limited government, but I think the government should decide what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomi-lahren/i-can-t-sit-here-and-be-a-hypocrite-and-say-i-m-for-limited/)

[Tomi Lahren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomi-lahren/)

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> [Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-sanford/too-many-people-in-government-seem-to-think-they-are-above-regular/)

[Mark Sanford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-sanford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/mark-sanford-33598_boss_too-many-people-in-government-seem-to-th_1489269.jpg)

> [When making public policy decisions about new technologies for the Government, I think one should ask oneself which technologies would best strengthen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-zimmermann/when-making-public-policy-decisions-about-new-technologies-for-the/)

[Phil Zimmermann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-zimmermann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/phil-zimmermann-60280_asks_when-making-public-policy-decisions-abou_1193218.png)

> [Obama is trying to paint us as a caricature, as if we're some bizarre individualists who are hardcore libertarians. It's a false…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/obama-is-trying-to-paint-us-as-a-caricature-as-if-we-re-some-bizarre/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/paul-ryan-869_believe_obama-is-trying-to-paint-us-as-a-caricat_1381654.jpg)

> [It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-lee-boggs/it-behooves-our-citizens-to-be-on-their-guard-to-be-firm-in-their-2/)

[Grace Lee Boggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-lee-boggs/)

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> [If I was in government and running government, I think I would use the government data, because I wouldn't know where else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/if-i-was-in-government-and-running-government-i-think-i-would-use-the/)

[Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/steve-ballmer-3273_hard-work_if-i-was-in-government-and-running-gover_762788.png)

> [“We always depend on the government to do this and that for us. No government can do that. Always it is with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teodoro-a-agoncillo/we-always-depend-on-the-government-to-do-this-and-that-for-us-no/)

[Teodoro A. Agoncillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teodoro-a-agoncillo/)

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> [We have to find ways in which, collectively, we agree there's some things that government needs to do to help protect us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-have-to-find-ways-in-which-collectively-we-agree-there-s-some/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind - an inability to chart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-kuan-yew/i-ignore-polling-as-a-method-of-government-i-think-that-shows-a/)

[Lee Kuan Yew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-kuan-yew/)

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> [Breaking the United States up into a number of pieces could be very good for the integration of those new nations with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-swanson/breaking-the-united-states-up-into-a-number-of-pieces-could-be-very/)

[David Swanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-swanson/)

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> [It seems to me that any reason for people getting more active in running or taking part in politics and government I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-santelli/it-seems-to-me-that-any-reason-for-people-getting-more-active-in/)

[Rick Santelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-santelli/)

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> [I mean, look, the government is not a startup obviously. But projects to change government I think are best thought of as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-park/i-mean-look-the-government-is-not-a-startup-obviously-but-projects-to/)

[Todd Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-park/)

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> [In the end whatever the government might think, including the prime minister, we are all MPs, there to represent our constituencies. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-hoyle/in-the-end-whatever-the-government-might-think-including-the-prime/)

[Lindsay Hoyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsay-hoyle/)

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> [But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-maria-aznar/but-you-know-once-you-re-in-government-very-often-you-need-to/)

[Jose Maria Aznar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-maria-aznar/)

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> [When Conservatives crusade against government while they are trying to be appointed to head the government, I think that's weird!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-maddow/when-conservatives-crusade-against-government-while-they-are-trying/)

[Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-maddow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/rachel-maddow-1240_conservatives_when-conservatives-crusade-against-gover_103285.png)

> [I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you pick up the phone it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-kelly/i-think-the-american-public-can-accept-the-fact-if-you-tell-them-that/)

[Raymond Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-kelly/)

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> [An important task for government is to think about the future as well as to learn from the past, and the Foresight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-walport/an-important-task-for-government-is-to-think-about-the-future-as-well/)

[Mark Walport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-walport/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/mark-walport-8347_future_an-important-task-for-government-is-to-t_1134029.jpg)

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