Government Quotes · Page 252

Republics, like other forms of government, exist in history and can rise and fall.

— Timothy D. Snyder

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

— Aaron Swartz

I ask the Philippines Government to put an end to journalists' killings by giving journalists' safety the priority it deserves.

— Warren Christopher

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to…

— Stephen Harper

There's huge amounts of good that can be done by a government that works constructively... versus a zero-sum vision of government.

— Sam Bankman-Fried

Even the U.S. government agrees that some Saudi figures have been supporting ISIL, or ISIS.

— Julian Assange

No salesman can ever guarantee you a grant from any government or non-profit organization.

— Matthew Lesko

The taxes of government are heavy enough, but not so heavy as the taxes we lay upon ourselves.

— Orville Dewey

I would like to think that I have followed in the proper tradition of attorneys-general, providing good quality advice to my colleagues…

— Dominic Grieve

What we consider is that the Venezuelan government is not a leftist government, has nothing of a leftist government. It is an…

— Che Guevara

The only way to eliminate any government choice on what art is worthwhile, what art isn't worthwhile, is to get the government…

— Antonin Scalia

The American Dream was not about government's taking huge sums of money (under the label of "taxation") from citizens by force. The…

— Robert Ringer

In the end, there is no absence of irony: the integrity of what is sacred to Native Americans will be determined by…

— Winona LaDuke

When currying favor with Washington is seen as a much easier way to make money, businesses inevitably begin to compete with rivals…

— Charles Koch

When Obama boasts that it will be a huge boon to the economy to give amnesty to millions of low-wage workers, who…

— Ann Coulter

First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of…

— Lucretius

Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms…

— Amartya Sen

Americans whisper the word Alzheimer's because their government whispers the word Alzheimer's. And although a whisper is better than the silence that…

— Seth Rogen

What I believe is that the United States is going to be playing on a level playing field in dealing with Israel…

— Bernie Sanders

[The stimulus bill funds] a bureaucratic structure for the government to begin rationing the health care of the American people. They can…

— Peter Ferrara

It seems that the problem with government as an institution is uniformly bad, worldwide. It may be the ONLY thing that binds…

— Frank Zappa

One of the primary questions in a state-church arrangement is, 'which controls which?' . . . In Norway, for example, the liberal…

— Dan Barker

“The beautiful stranger cuddled Cindy, and she rocked the chair slightly as she spoke softly to her. “Suicide is a problem, not…

— Shafter Bailey

The commitment to international agreements is embodied, it's found in the U.S. Constitution. Article Six of the U.S. Constitution provides that treaties…

— John Burroughs

In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.

— John Prescott

The function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute.

— Anonymous

I actually don't believe in big government, and half the time I'm never quite sure I believe in government, generally.

— Sebastian Coe

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain, in after-dinner conversations over the wine.

— Henry David Thoreau

The government cannot become a bailout organization for companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

— Martin Winterkorn

We don't want the efficiency of the federal government and the compassion of the IRS to run our health care.

— Todd Akin

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give…

— Voltaire

For every day the government is shut down, it should be that we don't have to pay income tax that day because…

— Jesse Ventura

I could never understand why our lives felt like a struggle while those living off government largesse enjoyed trinkets that I only…

— J. D. Vance

Talking about freedom in the country where people are afraid of losing their jobs is absurdity.

— Ilkin Santak

Most arts have produced miracles, while the art of government has produced nothing but monsters.

— Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our…

— Jim DeMint

War is the mass murder of workers. When workers refuse to obey the calls of their governments, there will be no more…

— Keir Hardie

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works”

— Barack Obama

I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies

— Henry Paulson

I believe in small governments or no governments. I think the majority of people want to have big government, a big brother…

— Pavel Durov