Quotes about Government

“Yes, college tuition is a problem for many young Americans, but it is a problem exacerbated by government subsidies and an overwhelming demand to get a college degree, despite high dropout rates.”

“My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.”

“Religion and God are totally separate. Religion is created by government. God is God.”

“The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.”

“Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.”

“Years of government inaction on air pollution has got people thinking that the state cannot even protect basic public goods like clean air.”

“I want a smaller government, yes, but I want a government that will be fair.”

“I try to speak plainly so that my constituents who don't follow the nuances of government like I do, because they're too busy earning a real living, can understand the issues before me. None of this stuff is brain surgery.”

“Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.”

“If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.”

“There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.”

“Americans for Tax Reform is a national taxpayer organization dedicated to opposing any and all tax increases. We work at the national, state and local level for lower taxes, less government spending and limited government.”

“While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.”

“Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.”

“I have the view that if I am no longer a president, I am determined to become a sage in the sense that I will get closer to God, take care of the children so they can become good citizens, advise people, and guide the government from behind by using whatever I have to assist the country.”

“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.”

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”

“Social-enterprise employees earn wages and pay taxes, reducing their recidivism rates and dependence on government assistance. They also receive crucial on-the-job training, job-readiness skills, literacy instruction and, if necessary, the counseling and mental-health services they need to move into the mainstream workforce.”

“Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.”

“Big government inevitably drives an upward distribution of wealth to those whose wealth, confidence and sophistication enable them to manipulate government.”

“I am inheriting a country which has been badly ravaged by years of misrule and ineptitude. There has been a wide disconnect between the people and the government.”