Alive Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone.

— John Updike

There is room here for everyone inspired by the desire to transform the way that government works and give people more control over their…

— Nick Boles

The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main…

— George Washington

It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can…

— Etienne de La Boetie

I desire not to keep my place in this government an hour longer than I may preserve England in its just rights, and may…

— Oliver Cromwell

You have to love that government, but hate the government that might work in your interest and that you could control. That's an interesting…

— Noam Chomsky

I've spent my life taking on the big and powerful on behalf of those who've been wronged, citizens who've been left out, and communities…

— Josh Shapiro

From day one, my mantra has been - and will continue to be - that as a government we were there to serve the…

— Dalia Grybauskaite

And now let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the governing passion of my soul: 'Liberty for each, for…

— William Lloyd Garrison

I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do…

— Gerald R. Ford

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

Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.

— Debbie Ford