Government Power Quotes
22 Government Power quotes by 20 unique authors
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Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That…
— William J. Clinton
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The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.
— Douglas MacArthur
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The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the…
— Ayn Rand
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us…
— Samuel Johnson
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Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed,
— Ron Paul
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.
— Samuel Johnson
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Libertarian presidential candidate AndrĂ© Marrou's idea is that "government power is opposed to individual liberty." Must we still debate such sophomoric notions?... Besides, liberty, although…
— George Will
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Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is certainly the best choice when…
— Charley Reese
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Government power must be dispersed. If government is to exercise power, better in the county than in the state, better in the state than in…
— Milton Friedman
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When you own gold you're fighting every central bank in the world. That's because gold is a currency that competes with government currencies and has…
— James Rickards
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Government power is always abused by seizing and perverting the law. And with few exceptions, government always determines what is law.
— John Galt
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Political scientists almost everywhere have promoted the expansion of government power. They have functioned as the clergy of oppression.
— Rudolph Rummel
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All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned. There is only…
— Fred Rodell
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Fairness' is one of the great mantras of the left. Since everyone has his own definition of fairness, that word is a blank check for…
— Thomas Sowell
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Terrorists can endanger some of us, but the war on terror endangers us all. How much more can the Constitution be diminished before it is…
— Paul Craig Roberts
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As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe that the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent…
— Mike Pence
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It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be…
— Wendell Willkie
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Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all…
— Thomas Jefferson
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If the government controls your health care, the government controls you. Obamacare was never about health care. It was about government power, dependency, and control.
— Monica Crowley
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Reforming is about curbing government power. It is a self-imposed revolution; it will require real sacrifice, and it will be painful.
— Li Keqiang
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Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power.
— Benito Mussolini
Who Wrote These Government Power Quotes
20 authors contributed a total of 22 Government Power Quotes as follows: