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title: "11 Reform Government Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Reform Government quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Reform Government sayings and thoughts."
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> [The reform of government needs to continue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-nussle/the-reform-of-government-needs-to-continue/)

[Jim Nussle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-nussle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/jim-nussle-42891_government_the-reform-of-government-needs-to-contin_1815246.jpg)

> [Most Republicans have made it very clear they're not interested in raising taxes. They want to reform government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-norquist/most-republicans-have-made-it-very-clear-they-re-not-interested-in/)

[Grover Norquist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-norquist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/grover-norquist-3806_clear_most-republicans-have-made-it-very-clear_1218213.png)

> [This day, the Government has no authority to reform the people; and the people have no authority the reform the Government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-sathya-sai-baba/this-day-the-government-has-no-authority-to-reform-the-people-and-the/)

[Sri Sathya Sai Baba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-sathya-sai-baba/)

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> [In government, I'm a strong believer in the need for reform of government agencies and departments. They - they have gotten fat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-gates/in-government-i-m-a-strong-believer-in-the-need-for-reform-of/)

[Robert M. Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/robert-m-gates-2972_believer_in-government-i-m-a-strong-believer-in-t_1471907.png)

> [My purpose is to call on my colleagues, whether they're Republicans or Democrats, to get behind the agenda of trying to reform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-lee/my-purpose-is-to-call-on-my-colleagues-whether-they-re-republicans-or/)

[Mike Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-lee/)

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> [The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do not deny; and they have another right, and that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-webster/the-inherent-right-in-the-people-to-reform-their-government-i-do-not/)

[Daniel Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-webster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b4/daniel-webster-2347_deny_the-inherent-right-in-the-people-to-refo_2117084.jpg)

> [It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-time-to-fundamentally-change-the-way-that-we-do-business-in/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-hooker/attending-that-convention-and-talking-with-those-people-and-many/)

[John Jay Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-hooker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/john-jay-hooker-27042_attending_attending-that-convention-and-talking-wi_700035.png)

> [If it does not serve the Iraqi people, there are only political means that must be followed to reform the government -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muqtada-al-sadr/if-it-does-not-serve-the-iraqi-people-there-are-only-political-means/)

[Muqtada al Sadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muqtada-al-sadr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/muqtada-al-sadr-10457_chance_if-it-does-not-serve-the-iraqi-people-th_1501857.jpg)

> [There has to be a reform within the government that is tangible, that we can actually measure and that we have confidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rahm-emanuel/there-has-to-be-a-reform-within-the-government-that-is-tangible-that/)

[Rahm Emanuel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rahm-emanuel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/rahm-emanuel-4413_able_there-has-to-be-a-reform-within-the-gove_2075891.jpg)

> [He who desires or attempts to reform the government of a state and wishes to have it accepted, must at least retain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/he-who-desires-or-attempts-to-reform-the-government-of-a-state-and/)

[Niccolo Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/)

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