Famous Quotes: Government

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.
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To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.
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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.
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My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confident was she in the strength of the Federal Government that she devoutly believed that the struggle could not last longer than six months at the utmost.
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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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There is too much government today. We've got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.
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Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.
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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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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
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In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.
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We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.
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Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.
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I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.
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Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about.
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I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government.
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I didn't do improv in college, I never performed, I didn't do theater either. I was in student government, I was a history major.
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Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them.
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Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down; government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words "abortion" or "tax hikes" pass their lips.
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I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We don't need a national ID card.
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