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A government of laws, and not of men. — John Adams
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. — John Adams
While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four… — John Adams
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. — John Quincy Adams
You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to… — Bernard Baruch
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone. — Frederic Bastiat
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. — Frederic Bastiat
The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. — Frederic Bastiat
Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved - commitment to a… — Jean Baudrillard
Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. It's… — Gary Bauer
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about… — Charles A. Beard
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything. — Pierre Beaumarchais
I've found that when you roll up your sleeves and join people in their daily work, they tend to open up quite a bit and… — Bob Beauprez
Memo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid! — Bob Beauprez
Although it was created with the best of intentions, the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has become one of the worst and most… — Bob Beauprez
Barack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. However, whatever your sentiments… — Bob Beauprez
What Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts, opening… — Bob Beauprez
We should reject big government and look inside ourselves for all the things that built this country into what it was. — Glenn Beck
Every time the government grows we lose more of who we are. — Glenn Beck
People should be free, people should be unencumbered by regulation as much as possible, that big government always goes corrupt and the truth shall always… — Glenn Beck
'Hello my name is the Republican Party and I got a problem. I'm addicted to spending and big government.' I'd like one of them just… — Glenn Beck
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. — Henry Ward Beecher
Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. — Henry Ward Beecher
By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein. — Carol Bellamy

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