Famous Quotes: Government

World War II was the last government program that really worked.
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People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests.
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Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.
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You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.
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But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion.
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The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.
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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.
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Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.
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When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
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A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
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You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party.
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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down.
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People create jobs, not the government.
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Government is dysfunctional.
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The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.
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The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.
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Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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