I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government. Use this quote
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. Use this quote
I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost is the narrative, the hymn sheet... the song that inspires and lifts people's sights. Use this quote
Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government. Use this quote
The question is what will Mitt Romney do as president if his policy is simply to be hands off and let the government be made so small it can be drowned in a bathtub. In the 21st century global economy, no state alone has the ability to compete against China. Use this quote
We campaigned on the fact that we were going to have to take difficult decisions because of the state of the public finances. When we got into government we discovered that actually the public finances were in an even worse state than we thought. Use this quote
The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism. Use this quote
I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament. Use this quote
The time has come to tell the truth about the corruption of the government employee unions in this country. Use this quote
The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves. Use this quote
Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. Use this quote
Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government. Use this quote
That fatal drollery called a representative government. Use this quote
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. Use this quote
Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay. Use this quote
The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery. Use this quote
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Use this quote
The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them. Use this quote
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. Use this quote
As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government. Use this quote
