Competing Quote by C. Wright Mills

“Americans must recognize that a highly sophisticated, highly advanced po litical system, which required many centuries to develop in the West, may not be…

— Richard M. Nixon

Our American history reflects a long-standing tension between people and power. In fact, all government everywhere does. But our American form of government solved…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.

— Rick Perry

The American political system is a giant bureaucracy.

— Rush Limbaugh

We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the…

— Ronald Reagan

The federal government is a machine designed to increase its control over the lives of average Americans. It is constantly probing here, pushing there,…

— Ed Crane

We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the earth.

— Ronald Reagan

The American government is a rule of the people, by the people, for the bosses.

— Austin O'Malley

While I don't claim to be an expert, I know this: Americans want a government that serves them, not any elite or clique.

— Francis X. Suarez

It's a uniquely American thing that we as individuals not relying on government but we as individuals pitch in to make our communities better.

— Neil Bush

For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white…

— Cornel West

Government is the political representative of a natural equilibrium, of custom, of inertia; it is by no means a representative of reason.

— George Santayana