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
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. Use this quote
Pretty much at all times music motivates me. How can I say this without sounding in any way proud of myself? Obviously I've always written songs that are critical of our government, and talk about our times. Hopefully you attempt to be timeless while doing it. Use this quote
But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion. Use this quote
As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States. Use this quote
To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution. Use this quote
Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government. 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
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. Use this quote
The most important point is, in a time of crisis, there is no way out but for the government to be bold and aggressive. Use this quote
I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money. Use this quote
Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home. Use this quote
Under this president, we have a government that has grown too big, too costly and now even more overbearing by forcing religious entities to abandon their beliefs. Use this quote
Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may. Use this quote
Man is not free unless government is limited. Use this quote
I stand before you today because this vision of government as the engine of opportunity is what I believe in. Use this quote
A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. Use this quote
We should reject big government and look inside ourselves for all the things that built this country into what it was. Use this quote
I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution. Use this quote
There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair. Use this quote
