Government Quotes · Page 168

I represent what I think is a traditional Republican... a limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, individual freedom and liberty.

— Olympia Snowe

Whistleblowers play a vital role in ensuring that the federal government is accountable to the people it serves.

— Seth Moulton

There's an awful lot of corruption in Japanese business and politics, corruption of the sort that can make for great setting for…

— Barry Eisler

A single currency means a single government, and that single government would be the government whose policies determined every aspect of economic…

— Enoch Powell

The Alabama Department of Revenue is vital to state government, ensuring citizens are treated fairly and that all tax dollars are collected.

— Kay Ivey

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

— Jim Hightower

I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.

— Kin Hubbard

It's a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy.

— Donald Rumsfeld

Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are…

— David Hume

America's greatness is due in no small measure to our system of government, in which power and authority are deliberately divided. The…

— Richard Allen Epstein

I was born in 1966, at the beginning of the Biafran-Nigerian Civil War, and the war ended after three years. And I…

— Chris Abani

As the people at the sharp end of delivering the government's commitment to tackle climate change we know attaining zero carbon status…

— Grant Shapps

I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean,…

— Jan Brewer

As the president of Estonia, I represent the only truly digital society which actually has a state; almost all our citizens' interactions…

— Kersti Kaljulaid

We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government's power to tax. No tinkering with this, that, or the other…

— Frank Chodorov

Few relationships are as critical to the business enterprise itself as the relationship to government. The manager has responsibility for this relationship…

— Peter Drucker

More than a decade after our fellow citizens began bedding down on the sidewalks, their problems continue to seem so intractable that…

— Anna Quindlen

Now if you ask me, in conclusion, "Well, what, then should properly be done?" Obviously war, but I mean in regard to…

— Leonard Peikoff

Most Americans living below the official poverty line own a car or truck - and government entitlement programs seldom provide cars and…

— Thomas Sowell

Why should we care about the coup? First, because we depend on Yemen's government to support our drone war against another local…

— Charles Krauthammer

If there is to be responsible party government, the party label must be something more than a mere device for securing office.…

— Calvin Coolidge

What do the 5%, or the 1% actually use their money for? They lend it back to the economy at large, they…

— Michael Hudson

During our long period of slumber the United States government has lost its moral authority. It is owned, operated, and controlled by…

— Thomas Naylor

It may seem unimaginable to you that child soldiers exist and yet the reality for many rebel and gang leaders, and even…

— Roméo Dallaire

“By this means the government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million…

— John Maynard Keynes

What kind of security can you expect from a government that has failed to provide basic utilities like water and electricity to…

— Mak_786

What I'm saying is that government doesn't work for people. There is a perception of it and a reality of it.

— Lori Lightfoot

Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.

— Matthew Lesko

All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss…

— Jay Weatherill

Steal five dollars and you're a common thief. Steal thousands and you're either the government or a hero.

— Terry Pratchett

'Let's Move!' is not about having government tell people what to do, because government doesn't have all the answers.

— Michelle Obama

Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them.

— Margaret Thatcher

In the Soviet Union you weren't allowed to speak out against the government. In the US you cannot speak out against sponsors.

— Kalle Lasn

Popular and democratic government is the only constitution which suits France, and all those who are worthy of the name of men.

— Camille Desmoulins

It is a duty for any government to uphold the rule of law, and this sometimes requires the proportionate use of force.

— Frans Timmermans

I am anxious that, in some areas, changes across Government departments are making things worse for our nation's mental health.

— Luciana Berger

All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get…

— Adam Carolla

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

— William Ellery Channing

Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.

— Darrell Issa

Our long-term dream is for Singapore to have a healthy democracy where there are two or three parties who could form a…

— Pritam Singh