To commit violent and unjust acts, it is not enough for a government to have the will or even the power; the… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
If you will investigate all the Indian troubles, you will find that there is something wrong of this nature at the bottom… — George Crook Copy Share Image
If wealthy people put both their money and their time into fixing issues, I think we'd have much better results than if… — Michael G. Rubin Copy Share Image
I have a hard time imagining a country or a government where I would say, "Oh, this is good," where I could… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has… — Martin Van Buren Copy Share Image
Whether a country is actually free is determined not by how well-rewarded its convention-affirming media elites are and how ignored its passive… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The clinical definition of "fascism" is when private concentrated economic power takes government away from the people, turns government into a guarantor,… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
It is a misfortune incident to republican government, though in a less degree than to other governments, that those who administer it,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There's a true schizophrenia where if you say to voters, you know, do you think the federal government spends too much money… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Were I to define the British constitution, therefore, I should say, it is a limited monarchy, or a mixture of the three… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
P.J. O'Rourke says that conservatives really hate government and every couple of years we put them in charge and then we're reminded… — Matt Schlapp Copy Share Image
Because those who hold conspiracy theories typically suffer from a crippled epistemology, in accordance with which it is rational to hold such… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
The International Criminal Court, like most international institutions, is a wonderful idea. A noble idea. All it needs to work is planetary… — James Lileks Copy Share Image
“Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
Gun control advocates need to realize that passing laws that honest gun owners will not obey is a self-defeating strategy. Gun owners… — J. Neil Schulman Copy Share Image
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state, especially of the highest of all. The government is everywhere sovereign in… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Government can't deliver a free lunch to the country as a whole. It can, however, determine who pays for lunch. And last… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form… — Todd Tiahrt Copy Share Image
I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
Accidents have already become an important factor restricting the development of a harmonious economy and society, and have attracted the strong attention… — Li Yizhong Copy Share Image
I don't believe the federal government should be snooping into American citizens' cell phones without a warrant issued by a federal judge.… — Kevin de Leon Copy Share Image
Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people,… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
The government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
The government gets it right on Head Start. We are providing opportunities for children in underserved areas where parents may not be… — Bob Filner Copy Share Image
Democracy is an interesting, even laudable, notion and there is no question but that when compared to Communism, which is too dull,… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
This is a powerful message from our government: we will not be intimidated by bombs; we will not be intimidated by poison;… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
A lot of times we hear that nothing good can happen in government schools. The reason nothing can happen is that the… — Sonam Wangchuk Copy Share Image
I have a long attention span, and I am also a good scientist, and there are a lot of problems that remain… — Sandra Lerner Copy Share Image
ANARCHISM:The philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
We see that pedantry has never been held in such esteem for the government of the world as in our times, and… — Giordano Bruno Copy Share Image
If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the latest mess and cry treason!. Ironically and… — Jules Carlysle Copy Share Image
Wearing shorts is a huge perk. I think it's probably one of the reasons people become mailmen. You also get to drive… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
The Chinese government's not pulling any punches. They want what we have so they can get the upper hand on us. And… — Christopher A. Wray Copy Share Image
Social systems proceed by (usually) covering up the brutalities upon which they are based. The doctor doesn't let you get to his… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three branches of government are coequal for… — Dan Pfeiffer Copy Share Image
If two people fight on the street, whose fault is it? Who is the criminal? It is the government?s responsibility because the… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
There's no expert on this planet who says that the government telling people what to do actually does any good with this… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them.… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
I'm going to Iowa for an award. Then I'm appearing at Carnegie Hall, it's sold out. Then I'm sailing to France to… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
