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title: "5 Involved Government Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [What struck me more than anything is how the people that are involved in government start out from a place of really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/what-struck-me-more-than-anything-is-how-the-people-that-are-involved/)

[Jimmy Smits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-smits/)

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> [He convinced me that if we're going to have honest government that you can't leave it up to the crooks and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-scott/he-convinced-me-that-if-we-re-going-to-have-honest-government-that/)

[Bill Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/bill-scott-28612_convinced_he-convinced-me-that-if-we-re-going-to-h_1263434.jpg)

> [When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-schwarzenegger/when-the-people-become-involved-in-their-government-government/)

[Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-schwarzenegger/)

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> [You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-novak/you-re-a-sovereign-as-a-citizen-if-you-re-not-involved-in-your/)

[Michael Novak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-novak/)

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> [If you start getting involved with government on, this one gets this pay and this one gets that pay, then you say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/if-you-start-getting-involved-with-government-on-this-one-gets-this/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/donald-trump-18_doe_if-you-start-getting-involved-with-gover_2709818.jpg)

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