940 private quotes tagged government

“The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.” — Geronimo

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“Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.” — John Locke

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“The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.” — Milton Friedman

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“We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.” — Colin Powell

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“We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.” — Richard M. Nixon

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“As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.” — Andrew Jackson

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“When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.” — John W. Gardner

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“I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.” — Kin Hubbard

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“When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.” — Herbert Hoover

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“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.” — Wole Soyinka

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“Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.” — Paul Harvey

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“Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.” — Adrian Cronauer

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“Americans no longer look to government for economic security rather, they look to their portfolios.” — Bill Owens

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“As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.” — Andrew Jackson

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“I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.” — Andy Rooney

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“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” — Andrew Jackson

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“The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.” — Mia Love

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“We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.” — Vladimir Putin

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“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.” — Vladimir Lenin

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