Government Quotes · Page 149

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

— Scott Walker

If I can go from burglar for the government to talk show host, you can go from entertainer to congressman.

— G. Gordon Liddy

Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, it is possible for other parties to change the direction of a government without bringing a…

— Nicola Sturgeon

Government must help to eliminate cars so that bicycles can help to eliminate government.

— Advocacy Slogan In Holland

I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.

— Michael Moriarty

Disciplined governments do not engage in the economic equivalent of binge eating followed by crash dieting.

— Peter Blair Henry

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches the whole people by its example.

— Timothy McVeigh

The war against the Black Liberation movement by the FBI/U.S. government was most influential for me in seeing the necessity for armed…

— Susan Rosenberg

Just as Government knows Brexit must not slam the door shut on our relationship with our European neighbours, it must not close…

— Heidi Allen

It didn't really change my opinion about [Edward] Snowden all that much, but I definitely feel like as a culture, it gave…

— Zachary Quinto

It's not about government telling people what to do. ... It's about each of us, in our own families, in our own…

— Michelle Obama

This thing about getting rid of a man in the Cabinet is all right, but there is one bad feature to it…

— Will Rogers

I have a job to pay attention. It is my number one duty as a human being - to earn an experiment…

— Ted Nugent

The United Nations is actually a mid-20th century institution and much weaker than it was when it was originally created, because governments…

— Mary Robinson

The U.S. government uses cash accounting. That is illegal for any enterprise of any size in America except for the U.S. government.…

— Jim Cooper

The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message.…

— Johnny Ball

Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions…

— Lysander Spooner

As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a…

— Bill Gates

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit…

— John Adams

We know that the only alternative to private competition is government monopoly of enterprise. We know that when government monopolizes production, distribution,…

— Benjamin Franklin Fairless

We've long known that firms can pay higher wages if they spend less on workplace safety enhancement. Libertarians ask, "If a worker…

— Robert H. Frank

The cause of the attack was not American foreign policy but an amoral disregard for human life.It is grotesque to suggest that…

— Menzies Campbell

The word "necessary" is miserably applied. It disordereth families, and overturneth government, by being so abused. Remember that children and fools want…

— Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

We have a strong military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. In countries like Syria, we need a diplomatic breakthrough to end the…

— Paolo Gentiloni

“Law enforcement ignore many crimes until the statute of limitations prevents the illegal activities from being investigated.”

— Steven Magee

Sadly, the system in this country is rigged in favor of wealthy elites who have purchased tremendous influence in our government.

— Tulsi Gabbard

The market does not drive the scientists, the communicators, the thinkers, the government to do the right things.

— Bill Gates

The problem for the King is just how strict The lack of liberty, the squeeze of the law And discipline should be…

— Robert Frost

I've set my own rules to live by. The first one is: 'Never believe ANYthing the government says.'

— George Carlin

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

— Nigel Lawson

We just put General Motors in the hands of people who can't even run our own government.

— Glenn Beck

“Until you realize how easy it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else's game.”

— Evita Ochel

Government is promoting bad behavior... Do we really want to subsidize the losers' mortgages? This is America!

— Rick Santelli

Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through.

— James Cook

As governor, I'll reverse cuts to the Local Government Fund and will work cooperatively with communities across the state to combat the…

— Richard Cordray

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to…

— Thomas Jefferson

All progress and growth is a matter of change, but change must be growth within our social and government concepts if it…

— Herbert Hoover

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

— Muqtada al Sadr

Historically, it's very unusual after a change of government for the new government not to be returned.

— George Brandis

My son has autism, and I founded the government relations department at Autism Speaks.

— Elizabeth Emken