Federal Quotes

1071 Federal quotes by 648 unique authors

I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government… — Tom DeLay
Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally… — Dennis Hastert
And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government must set an… — John F. Kennedy
Our situation is truly delicate & critical. On the one hand we are in need of a strong federal government founded on principles that will… — Mercy Otis Warren
The general (federal) government will tend to monarchy, which will fortify itself from day to day, instead of working its own cures. — Thomas Jefferson
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire… — Thomas Jefferson
It is quite clear that as long as the nations of the world spend most of their energy, money, and emotional strength in quarreling with… — Isaac Asimov
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are… — James Madison
The real wonder is that so many difficulties should have been surmounted [in the federal convention], and surmounted with a unanimity almost as unprecedented as… — James Madison
The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution. — Ronald Reagan
The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery. — John F. Kennedy
Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years… — John F. Kennedy
A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget. Every taxpayer and his family will have more money… — John F. Kennedy
A tax cut means higher family income and higher business profits and a balanced federal budget....As the national income grows, the federal government will ultimately… — John F. Kennedy
Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history. — Mitt Romney
When the legislation that passed in the farm bill that says that itâ€™s a federal crime to watch animals fight or to induce someone else… — Steve King
If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of… — Mike Huckabee
If you look at how the federal government spends our money, itâ€™s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army. — Ezra Klein
You will read in the newspaper more often about federal courts, but the law that affects people, the trials that affect human beings are by… — Stephen Breyer
Perhaps you should say there should be mandatory retirement even of members of the court, members of the federal judiciary. I'm sure there can be… — William Rehnquist

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