Quotes about Government

“From the time I was elected to parliament, I was not voting for the government. I was sure it did not have a chance to survive. From the beginning, I was one of the organizers of the Maidan.”

“After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding.”

“I am in favour of disinvestment. But if a disinvested company has to tie up with a government company for its livelihood, there is a problem.”

“I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville. There can never be a better book than that one on the strengths and vulnerabilities inherent in our form of government.”

“Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”

“It's important that people see themselves mirrored in government.”

“The essence of good government is trust.”

“The roof cannot collapse when the value pillars of government and society are sound and strong.”

“When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.”

“Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.”

“The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.”

“Government can run and fund programs, but it can't love, it can't show compassion, and it can't embrace. Our faith is designed to have social implications, not just heavenly ones. The spiritual and the social must be connected.”

“Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government.”

“The public understands that the government is broke, but many still don't want to cut programs they enjoy or depend on.”

“The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country.”

“By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by those in authority.”

“If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.”

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”

“And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together.”

“Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property.”

“Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.”