When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
“Because we live in a democracy, and the people can't govern themselves well if they don't know the truth about the world… — Rosslyn Elliott Copy Share Image
Okay, fluoride in the water to help our teeth. Well, shouldn't that be the job of your mom and dad? To teach… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
I don't have an issue with whether - from a legal standpoint, with whether or not government can impose the ultimate punishment… — Trey Gowdy Copy Share Image
As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
No government, no organisation, no citizen can afford to be less than vigilant in combating bigotry, intolerance and hatred. And frankly, our… — Barry O'Farrell Copy Share Image
In the 1980s, in the communist Eastern Germany, if you owned a typewriter, you had to register it with the government. You… — Mikko Hypponen Copy Share Image
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
What is a government supposed to do for its people? To improve the standard of living, to help them get jobs, get… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
So, in 1993, in what was probably the first salvo of the first Crypto War, there was concern coming from the National… — Matt Blaze Copy Share Image
Some men look at Constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them, like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Ann Richards on How to Be a Good Republican: 1. You have to believe that the nation's current 8-year prosperity was due… — Ann Richards Copy Share Image
When governments go too far to punish people for actions that are dissent rather than a real threat to the nation, they… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I had more problems with the men in our own government, and not because they were male chauvinistic pigs but because they… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
When Pat Buchanan came out against the Beijing Women's Conference and there were women standing next to him, smiling and laughing when… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
The social or economic structure of the ideal state is of little concern to me. My desires are modest. Portraits of the… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Rights are either God-given as part of the divine plan, or they are granted by government as part of the political plan.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The building up of a new, far-reaching system of inspection on the question of equal pay, with power to investigate every business… — Alice Paul Copy Share Image
The time has come for the American government to recognize the damage that has occurred to our economy, and to take firm… — Norm Dicks Copy Share Image
In fact, the big steps forward for advertising, especially after World War I were when government just began employing the tools of… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
The US government's most acute fear is that other countries are going to follow the Cuban example. They want everybody to know… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I think the government, if you measure it in terms of the dollars out the door, about 83 percent of the government… — Mick Mulvaney Copy Share Image
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
From day one, the mission of my government based on transparency was to improve the lives of our citizens, to eradicate their… — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
People who espouse Intelligent Design believe nature is so complex as to require an intelligent designer-God. Similarly, liberals believe the economy is… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
If responsibility is not in the hands of the Iraqi government, then I consider the responsibility for this event lies with the… — Muqtada al Sadr Copy Share Image
The alternative to intellectual property is straightforward: intellectual products should not be owned, as in the case of everyday language. That means… — Brian Martin Copy Share Image
Nothing is plainer than that, if the principles of the church of Rome prevail here, our Constitution would fall. The two cannot… — Richard Thompson Copy Share Image
There is mounting concern worldwide over the consumption of alcohol. The U.S. government estimates that 10.6 million adults are alcoholics and that… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
The Germans made just about every bad investment you could have made in the last 10 years. They invested in Icelandic banks.… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
It is totally unacceptable for a government to interfere in the internal affairs of another government and send aid, money, and weapons,… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
Our fumbling government's response since Beirut - during both Republican and Democratic administrations - has been to cut and run, or to… — David Hackworth Copy Share Image
The biggest problem confronting the country is our excessive spending. If we're not going to deal with it now, when are we… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary:… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I'm being driven crazy by people who are obsessed with limiting the scope of government, but feel perfectly free to demand that… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Terrorism doesn't just blow up buildings; it blasts every other issue off the political map. The spectre of terrorism - real and… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
When ministers in this government talk about investing in education and skills, about making the planning system work; about employment law reform… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
In short, Republicans under Trump have finally destroyed the New Deal, turning the government over to a small cadre of wealthy businessmen,… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
