Government Quotes · Page 156

A large brain, like large government, may not be able to do simple things in a simple way.

— Donald O. Hebb

We are going to put an end to the notion that the American taxpayer exists to fund the Federal Government.

— Ronald Reagan

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

— Ronald Reagan

I left the government because I saw the only way to get family planning moving, was to do it outside the government.…

— Mechai Viravaidya

“The people's government, made for the people, made by the people and answerable to the people. January 1830”

— Daniel Webster

The government that can take everything from somebody can take everything from everybody. And there ought to be a limit.

— Karl Rove

The capitalist class rules but does not govern: it contents itself with ruling the government.

— Karl Kautsky

My friends, remember this, that there are no weeds, and no worthless men, there are only bad farmers.

— Victor Hugo

If you want government to intervene domestically, you’re a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you’re a conservative. If you…

— Joseph Sobran

What's really important about WikiLeaks is that the Russian government has engaged in espionage against Americans. They have hacked American websites, American…

— Hillary Clinton

America is addicted to oil and increasing amounts of this oil comes from abroad. Some of the nations we depend on for…

— George W. Bush

And may I not be allowed to ... read in the character of the American people, in their devotion to true liberty…

— James Madison

no one more sincerely wishes the spread of information among mankind than I do, and none has greater confidence in it's effect…

— Thomas Jefferson

This war is not as in the past; whoever occupies a territory also imposes on it his own social system. Everyone imposes…

— Joseph Stalin

Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science, with new, ingenious devices and techniques, can rescue us from the troubles…

— Henry W. Kendall

No one will expect the British Government or the Government of India to give way to threats of violence, disorder and chaos;…

— Stafford Cripps

NewSpace, commercial space - whatever you want to call it - is rising, with or without government support. It is rising in…

— Rick Tumlinson

“Deep down, I have come to the conclusion that the reason (children) are such a low priority to the great human institutions…

— Wess Stafford

The US has developed two coordinate governing classes: the one, called 'business,' building cities, manufacturing and distributing goods, and holding complete and…

— Thurman Arnold

“One critic complained to me that "Well, if you are right, we will have to rewrite the textbooks!" As if that were…

— John Anthony West

The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the united States. Americans of today view their government in the…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

Speaking for me, I think the odds of bankrupting Exxon are pretty small, but I think the odds of politically bankrupting them…

— Bill McKibben

Tradition is only democracy extended through time; it may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting…

— Barack Obama

While introducing AI into the government will save money through optimizing processes, it should also be deployed to eliminate waste, fraud, and…

— Will Hurd

For me, liberals are people who seek to use government to promote the general welfare.

— Douglas Massey

Investing in our emerging leaders through the Missouri Leadership Academy is important to improving state government.

— Mike Parson

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.

— Aristotle

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other.

— Ronald Reagan

If we quickly cast aside our constitutional form of government, then the enemy will not be the terrorists, it will be us.

— John Conyers

However, even a strong government can't perform miracles. It needs money from the taxpayers.

— George Soros

The relationship between citizens and government is increasingly mediated through the Internet.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

When it comes to federal programs, even if states are discriminating, the federal government should not.

— Evan Wolfson

We can only comment on what we've seen, and what we've seen from the Chilean government is nothing at all.

— Chris Tucker

“We are the pigs who put the pigs in power. If we wanna change that, we gotta build our character.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Do our government's poorly paid contract killers deserve our 'support' for blindly following orders?

— Ted Rall

My Government has not only enhanced the credibility and prestige of the passports held by the Indian diaspora but has also stood…

— Ram Nath Kovind

I'm much more interested in raising revenues for businesses than for the government.

— Dave Camp

There is no such thing as a 'free' government benefit. Ask small-business owners who are footing skyrocketing bills for bottomless jobless benefits.

— Michelle Malkin

It is a violation of human rights when governments declare it illegal to be gay.

— Hillary Clinton