People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed. Use this quote
And I don't think that government has a role in telling people how to live their lives. Maybe a minister does, maybe your belief in God does, maybe there's another set of moral codes, but I don't think government has a role. Use this quote
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. Use this quote
As I speak to you today, government censors somewhere are working furiously to erase my words from the records of history. But history itself has already condemned these tactics. Use this quote
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. Use this quote
We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive. Use this quote
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. Use this quote
The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people. Use this quote
It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong. Use this quote
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. Use this quote
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. Use this quote
Man is not free unless government is limited. Use this quote
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives. Use this quote
The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power. Use this quote
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? Use this quote
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. Use this quote
In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions. Use this quote
The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House. Use this quote