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Governments Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke
- You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes…
- Think of what big governments have gotten up to in this century : not one, but two world wars, the gulag, the holocaust, aerial bombing…
- Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.
- Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
More Governments Quotes
- We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments. — Michelle Bachelet
- I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more. — Antonio Banderas
- Fear is the foundation of most governments. — John Adams
- 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
- Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose… — Pope Benedict XVI
- On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we… — Kate Adie
- As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows… — John Berger
- It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios. — Julie Bishop
- If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame… — Michael Bloomberg
- Since its first day as a nation, Israel has lived under a cloud of aggression from militant extremists and hostile neighboring governments. — John Boehner
- Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad