The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I think that the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The role of government is to create responsible greed to keep boundaries around what people do. — Rebecca M. Blank Copy Share Image
The primary role of government is to provide for the safety and security of their populations. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
I want to make clear that we respect the role of government in our legal andeconomic system. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government. — John McCain Copy Share Image
“Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-old debates about the role of government for all time — but it does require… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“FDR rejected Hamilton's focus on the needs of an economic elite in favor of «jefferson's focus on the needs and interst of… — Cal Jillson Copy Share Image
To me, that's the role of government: not to give people a hand out, but a hand up... giving people the tools… — James Langevin Copy Share Image
Despite the never-ending debate on the question of the role of government in America, there's been a strong tradition of protecting our… — Walt Mossberg Copy Share Image
The role of government is to tax the people to the least extent possible while still taxing them enough to cover the… — Dan Crenshaw Copy Share Image
I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what it does in people's lives, I see… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
“massive role of government in the economy has made politics the pre-eminent route to prosperity, as well as power-whether for individuals, tribes,… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
It has always been the role of government to help solve problems, including and especially health crises. Obesity is a health epidemic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To save the banks from making losses that would wipe out their net worth, you'll have to get rid of Social Security.… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
There are certain basic principles regarding the proper role of government. If principles are correct, then they can be applied to any… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I worry very much that we're in a situation now where there doesn't appear to be any limitation whatsoever in terms of… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Since the 1980s, we've been living in this era, really, of corporate rule, based on this idea that the role of government… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
I would wager that my job has helped save our economy from the economic ravages of out-of-control environmental extremism. I view my… — Roy Spencer Copy Share Image
Is the American tradition of self-reliance disappearing? That's a painful question for conservatives to ponder. After all, we're dedicated to reducing the… — Edwin Feulner Copy Share Image
I've said many times - I told William Buckley, I said, "You warped my mind and I never recovered from it." That… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
“By the time the think-tank lifers arrived in Baghdad, the crucial roles in the reconstruction had already been outsourced to Halliburton and… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
“The leading virtue of conservative politics as I see it is the preference for procedure over ideological programs. Liberals tend to believe… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“In the wake of World War II, most Democrats and liberals claimed that if justice could be done and was not, only… — Cal Jillson Copy Share Image
The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Beyond infrastructure, the conservative sees the proper role of government as providing not European-style universal entitlements but a firm safety net, meaning… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Everybody complains about pork, but members of Congress keep spending because voters do not throw them out of office for doing so.… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“What about the lame, the sick and the destitute?” Is an often-voiced question. Most other countries in the world have attempted to… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“Dissent from liberal orthodoxy is cast as racism, misogyny, bigotry, phobia, and, as we’ve seen, even violence. If you criticize the lack… — Kirsten Powers Copy Share Image
“The inspired principles in the Constitution are the principles of the rule of law which, if preserved, guarantee liberty to every man.… — Noel B. Reynolds Copy Share Image
[Democrats] are trying on every front to increase the role of government. — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
It is not the role of government to use the taxation and welfare system as a tool to level the playing field. — Joe Hockey Copy Share Image
My quarrel is not with the legitimate role of government but with the unlimited role of government. — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
Liberal Democrats are inexorably opposed to tax cuts, because tax cuts give people more power, and take away from the role of… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We have our differences since the beginning of America. It's a legitimate difference. What is the role of government, et cetera, federal,… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
“Globalization is the field on which some of our major societal conflicts—including those over basic values—play out. Among the most important of… — Joseph E. Stiglitz Copy Share Image
“Only if government fulfilled its responsibility by fostering a robust economy was it ressonable to hold individuals responsible for working hard and… — Cal Jillson Copy Share Image