Government Quotes · Page 179

The [Liberal] federal government's trouble is that they have a wishbone where they should have a backbone.

— Tommy Douglas

At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as…

— Phil Zimmermann

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions.

— Walter Bagehot

The way I look at it is this, as Republicans, we look for less government interference in our lives.

— Craig Benson

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run…

— Michael Novak

To me, that's the role of government: not to give people a hand out, but a hand up... giving people the tools…

— James Langevin

“The Nazi's were the era of crimes against the Jews and modern corporate governments are the era of silent crimes against humanity.”

— Steven Magee

There is no way to stabilize the markets other than through government intervention.

— Henry Paulson

Under Reagan's policies, inflation and nominal GNP growth shriveled much faster than predicted, throwing off government revenue estimates and resulting in budget…

— Paul Craig Roberts

Who are we, this government or this country, to redefine the term marriage that has meant one man and one woman across…

— Tim Loughton

Markets are nimble and efficient, gathering the collective but disbursed intelligence of the economy's players and communicating up-to-the-minute realities of prices, product…

— Joel Miller

Liberty is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to withstand the enterprises of faction, to confine…

— George Washington

In my estimation, there should always be a mixture of economic liberalism - which means small government, a great emphasis on markets…

— John Howard

The net poses a fundamental threat not only to the authority of the government, but to all authority, because it permits people…

— John Seabrook

I believe that in order to tackle the big issues of the world today, like environmental issues, we need everybody's involvement. We…

— Michael Franti

“I believe that the United States government was set up with the help of God, and it is the closest government in…

— Gary Hansen

Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.…

— Anonymous

No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals…

— Ayn Rand

It was with horror that I learned of the abominable terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the…

— Gerhard Schroder

And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government…

— John F. Kennedy

In so strong a light, nevertheless, do they appear to the Secretary, that, on their due observance, at the present critical juncture,…

— Alexander Hamilton

We have a media that goes along with the government by parroting phrases intended to provoke a certain emotional response - for…

— Edward Snowden

“The pessimists believe that the cosmos is a clock that is running down; the progressives believe it is a clock that they…

— G.K. Chesterton

Why do you think there's so many thousands of Cuban doctors in Florida? Because they all had to leave Cuba. Because doctors…

— Rafael Cruz

All government operation is wasteful, inefficient, and serves the bureaucrat rather than the consumer.

— Murray Rothbard

Democratic government can rise no higher than the intelligence, purpose and conscience of the individual citizen.

— Ritu Ghatourey

Truth is suppressed, not to protect the country from enemy agents but to protect the Government of the day against the people.

— Roy Hattersley

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

— Tom Robbins

I am Mother Jones. The Government can't take my life and you can't take my arm, but you can take my suitcase.

— Anonymous

Any government which fears freedom of speech and expression, should fear the internet more.

— Robert Black

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

— Felix Frankfurter

The question nowadays is not what makes government work. The question is how do we make it stop.

— P. J. O'Rourke

In short, corruption destroys the 'deal' - the bargain - between the citizen and the state; and it harms the poorest most.

— Hilary Benn

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

— Harry Browne

My government is delivering our plan for Queensland's economic recovery and the resources sector will continue to be an important part of…

— Annastacia Palaszczuk

Real estate deals a lot with the government. It isn't like manufacturing, logistics, home appliances or the auto sector, which deal with…

— Wang Jianlin

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

— Yitzhak Rabin

We can get what they are willing to give you or you can take back what they have been keeping from you.…

— Merle Rutledge Jr

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

The perversions are as follows: of royalty, tyranny; of aristocracy, oligarchy; of constitutional government, democracy.

— Aristotle