Administration Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Let's ensure our federal government works on behalf of all of its citizens - not just the ones with connections to people in power.

— Tommy Tuberville

People want our elected officials to govern and for government to work.

— Margaret Hoover

Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why…

— John Baldacci

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at…

— Henry David Thoreau

I hope that the American public understands that we have three levels of government. We have the (unintelligible) the executive, but there's legislative and…

— Stockard Channing

I believe that "government", as we know it today, should pull out of most things except for law enforcement and justice, national defense and…

— Muhammad Yunus

In government, I'm a strong believer in the need for reform of government agencies and departments. They - they have gotten fat and sloppy,…

— Robert M. Gates

It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do…

— Wen Jiabao

In America, we will have a government of, by and for the people.

— Donald Trump

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

What an augmentation of the field for jobbing, speculating, plundering, office-building and office-hunting would be produced by an assumption of all the state powers…

— Thomas Jefferson

We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much.

— James Hilton