Government Quotes · Page 256

The notion that the records of government are the property of the people is radically democratic, but it is broken in practice.

— Ryan Shapiro

The Left government has been consistent in its approach to a development process that takes environment into consideration.

— Pinarayi Vijayan

The SBUs have spread like kudzu and are choking off everyone's ability to see what the hell's going on in government.

— Ted Gup

It is high time our government take action and do everything in its power to help reduce gun violence in America and…

— Lucy McBath

Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates.

— Ron Wyden

The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy.

— Lord Acton

Give me a country where it is the most natural thing in the world for a government that does not understand you…

— Henry David Thoreau

It induced us to conduct government according to lies. It distorted justice. It undermined American morality.

— Stewart Udall

“A theory is like medicine or government: often useless, sometimes necessary, always self-serving and, on occasion, lethal. It needs to be used…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“What can you expect from a stupid government? Anything good? Anything useful, anything clever? Anything just? No! You can expect nothing but…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

In fact, the private sector is improving their algorithmic ability to search through big data month after month after month. And, of…

— Carly Fiorina

In my judgment, while it is the duty of Congress to respect to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of…

— James A. Garfield

Washington politicians cannot legislate as if they are members of UC Berkley's student government and realize their outlandish proposals have real-life consequences…

— Byron Donalds

Our ancestors were eating meat over 2.5 million years ago. We mainly ate meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and nuts. We have to…

— Lionel Tiger

If people want me to go round and talk to governments and others then I feel that responsibility which is why I…

— Michael Marmot

Taxes aren't the way to go. They'd strangle the economy; you wouldn't create the wealth. And nothing squanders money as well as…

— John Caudwell

If men will permit themselves to think, as rational beings ought to think, nothing can appear more ridiculous and absurd, exclusive of…

— Thomas Paine

Unless the Arab states give Israel formal recognition, within secure, recognised and mutually agreed boundaries, as a permanent feature of the geography…

— Anthony Crosland

The United States was the one nullifying any attempt in the Security Council of the United Nations to sanction those fascist governments,…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

The pornography of violence of course far exceeds, in volume and general acceptance, sexual pornography, in this Puritan land of ours. Exploiting…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

The best results in the operation of a government wherein every citizen has a share largely depend upon a proper limitation of…

— Grover Cleveland

We don't have a great clash of civilizations, a clash of ideologies, a clash of alternative models, where governments thought to themselves,…

— Edward Snowden

With respect to sticking accelerator pedals, we failed to connect the dots between problems in Europe and problems in the United States…

— Akio Toyoda

A minimum-wage law, a law that prevents employers and employees from entering into mutually beneficial economic exchanges, is as far from a…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

By terrorising the people, the Taliban have sown deep doubts about the government.

— Ashraf Ghani

A gold standard is to the moochers and looters in government what sunlight and garlic are to vampires.

— Herman Cain

Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.

— Ibrahim Babangida

The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals.

— John C. Calhoun

But a multitude of people, even the two hundred million of the Chinese empire, cannot subsist without civil government.

— Ezra Stiles

I am confident Pakistani government will provide me with adequate security, unlike the government at the time that sabotaged my mother's security…

— Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.

— Sonny Perdue

My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work.

— Tony Campolo

If President Obama really wants to hurt the Syrian government, don't send cruise missiles. He should send over some of his economic…

— Jay Leno

I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government.

— Ehud Barak

To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in…

— Bernie Sanders

...the West has its share of liars and poseurs, the ablest of whom congregate in government.

— Ilana Mercer

Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.

— Edward Abbey

Whatever the issue, let freedom offer us a hundred choices, instead of having government force one answer on everyone.

— Harry Browne

Here, also, has been evolved the form of government consistent with the largest possible civil liberty.

— Josiah Strong

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

— Thomas Clarkson