Belief Quote by Clarence Thomas

The Bible says that governments can do things that I'm not supposed to do as an individual. God has not put the law in…

— Rick Warren

Government is ordained by God.

— John MacArthur

It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.

— Robert Morrison MacIver

I believe that the role of government is for the government to protect the God-given rights we have and to ensure that we live…

— Dan Crenshaw

Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself - a thing sacred in its institutions and ends.

— William Penn

Government is a true religion: it has its dogmas, its mysteries, its priests. To submit it to the individual discussion is to destroy it;…

— Joseph de Maistre

Government is merely an attempt to express the conscience of everybody, the average conscience of the nation, in the rules that everybody is commanded…

— Woodrow Wilson

Government is a way by which every individual believes he can live at the expense of everybody else.

— Milton Friedman

My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.

— Olympia Snowe

The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but important difference…

— Jimmy Carter

I believe the role of government is to stand side by side with our citizens to help them realize their dreams, not tell citizens…

— George W. Bush

We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not…

— Michele Bachmann