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title: "22 Hold Government Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Hold Government quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Hold Government sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/milton-friedman-616_government_how-do-you-hold-down-government-spending_2296270.png"
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> [How do you hold down government spending?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/how-do-you-hold-down-government-spending/)

[Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/milton-friedman-616_government_how-do-you-hold-down-government-spending_2296270.png)

> [Be aware and hold the government accountable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohit-chauhan/be-aware-and-hold-the-government-accountable/)

[Mohit Chauhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohit-chauhan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/mohit-chauhan-7600_accountable_be-aware-and-hold-the-government-account_9023.jpg)

> [As an MP, it is my job to hold the government to account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-lewis/as-an-mp-it-is-my-job-to-hold-the-government-to-account/)

[Clive Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/clive-lewis-5613_account_as-an-mp-it-is-my-job-to-hold-the-govern_1766917.jpg)

> [We can and must support our MPs in doing the job they will be elected to do: to hold the government to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-miller/we-can-and-must-support-our-mps-in-doing-the-job-they-will-be-elected/)

[Gina Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/gina-miller-6141_best_we-can-and-must-support-our-mps-in-doing_1051729.jpg)

> [Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/oppositions-are-not-there-to-get-legislation-through-oppositions-are/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/tony-abbott-1939_account_oppositions-are-not-there-to-get-legisla_1790405.jpg)

> [In a democracy, opposition politicians have a duty to hold the Government to account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-green/in-a-democracy-opposition-politicians-have-a-duty-to-hold-the/)

[Damian Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac4/damian-green-4883_democracy_in-a-democracy-opposition-politicians-ha_2166873.png)

> [I prefer the Greens to remain an opposition party that's able to hold the government to account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-may/i-prefer-the-greens-to-remain-an-opposition-party-that-s-able-to-hold/)

[Elizabeth May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-may/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/elizabeth-may-2556_account_i-prefer-the-greens-to-remain-an-opposit_724746.png)

> [Members are elected to hold the government to account and we've got to allow them to do so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-hoyle/members-are-elected-to-hold-the-government-to-account-and-we-ve-got/)

[Lindsay Hoyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsay-hoyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/lindsay-hoyle-5881_account_members-are-elected-to-hold-the-governme_2111733.jpg)

> [“The people shouldn't lean on their government for support. The people should hold themselves up and keep the government in check.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-weikel/the-people-shouldn-t-lean-on-their-government-for-support-the-people/)

[K. Weikel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-weikel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3b/k-weikel-30567_government_the-people-shouldn-t-lean-on-their-gover_3190749.jpg)

> [More government isn't going to help you get ahead. It's going to hold you back. More government isn't going to create more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/more-government-isn-t-going-to-help-you-get-ahead-it-s-going-to-hold/)

[Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/marco-rubio-355_ahead_more-government-isn-t-going-to-help-you_2287422.png)

> [The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/the-greater-the-hold-of-government-upon-the-life-of-the-individual/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/john-hospers-30604_citizens_the-greater-the-hold-of-government-upon_1101934.jpg)

> [These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-plame/these-are-issues-we-ve-been-grappling-with-since-the-constitution-was/)

[Valerie Plame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-plame/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/valerie-plame-5250_abuse-of-power_these-are-issues-we-ve-been-grappling-wi_194229.png)

> [Instead of working for white man and helping him hold up a government that continues to suppress us socially and, and exploit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/instead-of-working-for-white-man-and-helping-him-hold-up-a-government/)

[Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/malcolm-x-213_bootstraps_instead-of-working-for-white-man-and-hel_2874557.jpg)

> [I largely agree with those that hold that Government should not in general interfere with the course of the economy merely on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-james-cowperthwaite/i-largely-agree-with-those-that-hold-that-government-should-not-in/)

[John James Cowperthwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-james-cowperthwaite/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/john-james-cowperthwaite-26791_agree_i-largely-agree-with-those-that-hold-tha_2939698.jpg)

> [Behind our age-old customs, the House has always adapted and innovated to meet the needs of the times to ensure that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-hoyle/behind-our-age-old-customs-the-house-has-always-adapted-and-innovated/)

[Lindsay Hoyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsay-hoyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/lindsay-hoyle-5881_continue_behind-our-age-old-customs-the-house-has_1361734.jpg)

> [I'm enormously interested in freedom and retaining the right to have whatever economy we want and to shape it as we want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-roosevelt/i-m-enormously-interested-in-freedom-and-retaining-the-right-to-have/)

[Eleanor Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-roosevelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/eleanor-roosevelt-381_democracy_i-m-enormously-interested-in-freedom-and_31744.jpg)

> [We insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/we-insist-on-producing-a-farm-surplus-but-think-the-government-should/)

[Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d88/calvin-coolidge-764_affair_we-insist-on-producing-a-farm-surplus-bu_2515779.jpg)

> [My government currently runs things only because the people 'allow' them to run things. It is my responsibility that I do everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-r-audette/my-government-currently-runs-things-only-because-the-people-allow/)

[Derek R. Audette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-r-audette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/derek-r-audette-13963_agree_my-government-currently-runs-things-only_1119759.jpg)

> [It makes sense in that environment that you would hold on in the U.S. government to the people who know their way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-maddow/it-makes-sense-in-that-environment-that-you-would-hold-on-in-the-u-s/)

[Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-maddow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/rachel-maddow-1240_block_it-makes-sense-in-that-environment-that_2082704.jpg)

> [Half the population hold that the government is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, as polls regularly show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/half-the-population-hold-that-the-government-is-run-by-a-few-big/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/noam-chomsky-42_bigs_half-the-population-hold-that-the-govern_652441.jpg)

> [We as the American people have to hold ourselves accountable because we didn't hold our government accountable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/we-as-the-american-people-have-to-hold-ourselves-accountable-because/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b2/harry-markopolos-37582_american-people_we-as-the-american-people-have-to-hold-o_2068798.png)

> [The job of the press is to defend their institution, hold the government accountable and freely report and gather information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mercedes-schlapp/the-job-of-the-press-is-to-defend-their-institution-hold-the/)

[Mercedes Schlapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mercedes-schlapp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/mercedes-schlapp-5906_defend_the-job-of-the-press-is-to-defend-their_494539.jpg)

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