Famous Quotes: Government

Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.
Use this quote  

Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out?
Use this quote  

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Use this quote  

Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.
Use this quote  

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
Use this quote  

Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.
Use this quote  

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
Use this quote  

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
Use this quote  

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
Use this quote  

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
Use this quote  

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.
Use this quote  

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.
Use this quote  

And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job.
Use this quote  

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
Use this quote  

Every time the government grows we lose more of who we are.
Use this quote  

Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from the birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear.
Use this quote  

I think the government should do everything they possibly can to, to bring this crisis to an end; and that means going after BP, enforcing the laws that are on the books, and restoring the gulf to its original condition.
Use this quote  

In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.
Use this quote  

You can't win with some people. If you're not in government, you're criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, you're criticised for wanting power. That's the Labour party's line of attack, and it's a bit ridiculous.
Use this quote  

In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge.
Use this quote