940 private quotes tagged government

“To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.” — Jack Kemp

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“The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.” — Elihu Root

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“As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening.” — Lucy Powell

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“Truth is the glue that holds government together.” — Gerald R. Ford

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“Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?” — Rand Paul

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“Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.” — William Lyon Mackenzie King

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“Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.” — Michael Badnarik

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“Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.” — Tony Blair

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“I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world.” — Ginger Baker

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“The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons.” — Diane Abbott

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“The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point.” — Jon Meacham

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“I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.” — Sonia Sotomayor

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“First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.” — Stephen Harper

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“You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen.” — Sandra Day O'Connor

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“All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility. That responsibility has been abdicated here by some in the media and some in the government.” — Steven Hatfill

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“Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting.” — Thomas Frank

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“Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course?” — Thomas Frank

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“Obviously a Conservative government will always leave taxes lower than they have been under Labour. Those things go with the territory of the Conservative Party.” — William Hague

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“The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.” — Harry Browne

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“I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.” — William Hague

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“History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and the government is attentive and engaged. Who among us, really, would, looking back, wish to edit out either sphere at the entire expense of the other?” — Jon Meacham

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“The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.” — George Deukmejian

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“I want the government to provide the military so we don't get invaded by somebody and destroyed. I want the government to provide the roads so I can get from point A to B. In terms of taking care of my day to day needs, I want to do that myself. I want my community to do that.” — Benjamin Carson

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“Health care is one-sixth of our economy. If the government can control that, they can control just about everything. We need to understand what is going on, because there are much more economic models that can be used to give us good health care than what we have now.” — Benjamin Carson

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“The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting.” — William J. Brennan, Jr.

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