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title: "4 Understands Government Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The government understands - every government, every administration, both parties, understands - that that power, they just don't have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-abrams/the-government-understands-every-government-every-administration-both/)

[Floyd Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/floyd-abrams-17028_administration_the-government-understands-every-governm_323437.png)

> [The public understands that the government is broke, but many still don't want to cut programs they enjoy or depend on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-carlson/the-public-understands-that-the-government-is-broke-but-many-still/)

[Tucker Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-carlson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/tucker-carlson-1798_depend_the-public-understands-that-the-governme_454650.png)

> [“I don’t know why I seem to be the only one who understands that when the government provides something for free—whether it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-carolla/i-don-t-know-why-i-seem-to-be-the-only-one-who-understands-that-when-2/)

[Adam Carolla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-carolla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/adam-carolla-2058_free-food_i-don-t-know-why-i-seem-to-be-the-only-o_1636926.png)

> [Anyone who's ever filed a tax return or visited the Department of Motor Vehicles understands that government does two things well: spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-feulner/anyone-who-s-ever-filed-a-tax-return-or-visited-the-department-of/)

[Edwin Feulner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-feulner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/edwin-feulner-56609_department_anyone-who-s-ever-filed-a-tax-return-or_2016162.png)

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