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Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and… — Sherrod Brown
Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family… — Harry Browne
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. — Harry Browne
I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing you from Social Security, ending… — Harry Browne
Libertarians understand a very simple fact of life: Government doesn't work. It can't deliver the mail on time, it doesn't keep our cities safe, it… — Harry Browne
Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government… — Harry Browne
The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of… — William Jennings Bryan
There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition. At a stroke, the American… — Bill Bryson
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or… — James Buchan
Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the… — James Buchan
I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile. — Madeleine Albright
The case of the Seminoles constitutes at present the only exception to the successful efforts of the Government to remove the Indians to the homes… — Martin Van Buren
I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because I… — Madeleine Albright
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion. — Edmund Burke
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. — Edmund Burke
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. — Edmund Burke
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay. — Amos Bronson Alcott
A functioning police state needs no police. — William S. Burroughs
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the… — Abdallah II
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money. — Barbara Bush
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. — George W. Bush
Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate… — George W. Bush
Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes. — George W. Bush

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