940 private quotes tagged government

“All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.” — Jesse Ventura

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“An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women's Affairs. Man, who'd she have to show here ankles to to get that job?” — Tina Fey

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“Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half.” — Sandra Day O'Connor

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“Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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“It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.” — Stephen Harper

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“What the world needs is a small, compact, flexible fusion technology that could make electricity where and when it is needed. The existing fusion program is leading to a huge source of centralized power, at a price that nobody except a government can afford.” — Freeman Dyson

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“I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.” — Jesse Ventura

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“It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution.” — Sandra Day O'Connor

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“I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government.” — Louis Farrakhan

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“The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.” — Jon Meacham

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“Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.” — Benjamin Carson

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“People spending more of their own money on routine health care would make the system more competitive and transparent and restore the confidence between the patients and the doctors without government rationing.” — Benjamin Carson

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“Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.” — Jim Hightower

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“Let's be honest about this the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life.” — Alveda King

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“I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone who's handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator.” — Rand Paul

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“If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.” — Stephen Harper

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“We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians.” — Stephen Harper

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“All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.” — Iain Duncan Smith

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“Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.” — Iain Duncan Smith

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“People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.” — Arlen Specter

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“I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.” — Stephen Harper

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“The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government.” — Stephen Harper

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“In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil will always win more votes than putting a price on carbon. But if I recall what I was taught in fifth-grade American government class, we elect presidents to do more than crass political calculations.” — Jeff Goodell

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“We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters.” — Stephen Harper

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“We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security.” — Stephen Harper

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