We are an important check on the powers of the executive. Our consent is necessary for the president to appoint jurists and… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The separation of state and church must be complemented by the separation of state and science, that most recent, most aggressive, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
President Obama's executive actions give work permits and federal entitlement benefits to people illegally in America - in direct violation of the… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Markets help people pursue their happiness more efficiently and effectively. Because they are so effective, markets provide benefits right here and right… — Joel Miller Copy Share Image
It is a remarkable fact in the political history of man that there is scarcely an instance of a free constitutional government… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The political construct that idealized cowboys fell into disrepute during and immediately after the New Deal. In those years, Americans turned away… — Heather Cox Richardson Copy Share Image
The fact that the U.S. government spends millions of dollars to send murderous robot planes into other people's land to murder them,… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Naming a street in Washington, D.C., after Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy advocate and journalist standing up for human rights in Hong Kong,… — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
“Are you saying the end of human suffering began with an amusement park?” “I’m saying the end of human suffering is a… — T.S. Welti Copy Share Image
And yet even among the friends of liberty, many people are deceived into believing that government can make them safe from all… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I don't like that the government is going to manipulate the information to try to convince me that what I'm eating is… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
A dramatic unwinding of that relationship [between USA and China], by way of an aggressive trade policy, is one of the nightmare… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The British government believes we must be resolved to disarming Saddam Hussein. It must be done before the terror weapons he possesses… — Geoff Hoon Copy Share Image
What we call the market is really a democratic process involving millions, and in some markets billions, of people making personal decisions… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
May it not be asked of every intelligent friend to the liberties of his country, whether the power exercised in such an… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not… — Sullivan Ballou Copy Share Image
Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth, but that every… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
We can only imagine what would happen to our health care and to the quality of our health care here in North… — Heidi Heitkamp Copy Share Image
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
I think country needs to have a sporting culture. I think if sports were taken as curriculum in school and are encouraged… — Gagan Narang Copy Share Image
Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the… — John Allen Fraser Copy Share Image
Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
I played golf every day of my life nearly until a few years ago, except Sundays, and I gave it up. I'm… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
The economy is this huge innovation discovery machine. What the government can do usefully is to focus some of that effort where… — Paul Romer Copy Share Image
My impression, having been in the Norwegian government for several years, is that taking a child into care is an extremely serious… — Jonas Gahr Store Copy Share Image
A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy.… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The Office of Government Ethics has taken the right position on this, one consistent with many Republicans and Democrats. And by the… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if… — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
The Democrats and Republicans stand at two extremes, characterized by which parts of our lives they emphasize their desire to control. Libertarians… — Michael Badnarik Copy Share Image
On trade, a Conservative government would challenge China's actions on canola and meat imports through the World Trade Organization and withdraw funding… — Erin O'Toole Copy Share Image
The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
The president has outlined a new strategy for success in Iraq, but in order for this effort to be successful the Iraqi… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
You have to have a government that does give both money and energy to function in a leadership role modeling giving for… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
How can any government arrange sensible healthcare provision for citizens when the migratory flow is so large, with absolutely no power or… — Nigel Farage Copy Share Image
The legal system we have and the rule of law are far more responsible for our traditional liberties than any system of… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Obama was elected on a slogan of hope and change because both were in short supply: the military exhausted by two wars,… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image