Quotes about Government

“Why is it is claimed that if people won't or can't take care of their own needs, that people in government can do it for them?”

“The Kingdom is the love of God prevailing in politics, in business, in government, in media. It is all the impact of the laws of God creating a social environment where the strong help the weak, where those who have give to those who don't. It's a society where relationships are built on love.”

“Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.”

“That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.”

“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.”

“The old line of thought used to be that local government is the bush leagues.”

“It's not proper for the government to intrude too thoroughly into the domain of the family. It's inappropriate.”

“There is no real justification for a requirement that a budget of any sort should be balanced, except as a rallying point for those who seek to hamstring government.”

“Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.”

“A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.”

“Naturally our Government would not consent to such terms, and so the war had to proceed.”

“I have taken my flight in the region of eagles; when I alight, it must be on a rock, and that rock must be a constitutional government, of which I shall be the head so long as I shall be among men.”

“Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.”

“That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support.”

“I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling women what they should do with their bodies.”

“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”

“So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.”

“Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government, have instead been thrown under the bus by an arrogant majority, casualties in a misguided campaign to shield from accountability those who abuse this House.”

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”

“As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive branch, I believe that lawmakers must fulfill our oversight duty as well as keep the American people informed of the current danger.”

“I think everything should happen at halfway to dawn. That's when all the heads of government should meet. I think everybody would fall in love.”