Business Quote by Ron Dellums

“It's just that I take riddling seriously. I was taught that the ability to solve them indicates a sane and rational mind.”

— Stephen King

The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and…

— J. G. Ballard

“The children are innocent until proven guilty. For their sake, not ours, we must soldier on, muddling our way toward frugality, simplicity, liberty, community,…

— Edward Abbey

“Government is nothing more than the combined force of society or the united power of the multitude for the peace, order, safety, good, and…

— David McCullough

I can find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution, and I do not believe that the power and duty of the…

— Grover Cleveland

“To have submitted it to the legislative discretion of the States, would have been improper for the same reason; and for the additional reason…

— James Madison

A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the…

— Alexander Hamilton

Government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit and security of the people, nation or community; whenever any government shall be…

— George Mason

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government…

— Barbara Jordan

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the nation of the strings of the public purse is…

— Thomas Jefferson

Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing,…

— Ernie Fletcher

When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home.

— Rick Perry

I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

— Jimmy Carter

In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences of citizens.…

— Lydia M. Child

It appears to general observation, that revolutions create genius and talents; but those events do no more than bring them forward. There is existing…

— Thomas Paine