Politics Quotes by William Weld

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.

— William Weld

Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.

— William Weld

I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.

— William Weld

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

— William Weld

Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.

— William Weld

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.

— William Weld

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.

— William Weld

Micro managing anything is not a great role for government.

— William Weld

Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government.

— William Weld

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong.

— William Weld

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

— William Weld

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

— William Weld

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.

— William Weld

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

— William Weld

I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.

— William Weld

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that…

— William Weld

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

— William Weld