Quotes about Government

“Beijing's Olympics were very grand - they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn't enjoy it. The government didn't care about people's feelings because it was trying to create an image.”

“Some people will have to be afraid. Those who plunder the nation, deliver injustice, will have to feel scared of me. And I am not afraid of admitting this. Government cannot be so lenient that it forgives them.”

“Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.”

“First, only a stable government can do good for the nation and deliver development. By stable government, I mean one with a full majority. Then, only a strong leader can resolve the problems of the people.”

“Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.”

“I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.”

“Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.”

“In the United States, the government is bailing out banks, intervening in the economy, yet in Latin America, the Right continues to talk about 'free markets.' It's totally outdated; they don't have arguments; they don't have any sense.”

“Once people sense their own power, no authoritarian government can stand against the people who are determined to be free.”

“I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything.”

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”

“I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.”

“Every country has the government it deserves.”

“The government that came into power after the April 1994 elections was going to need a budget. It was drafted by our finance minister, Derek Keys, and he convinced them of the necessity to stay within the free-market principles that had been in force in South Africa for decades.”

“Racism is not first and foremost a skin problem. It is a sin problem. See, when you believe that racism is a skin problem, you can take three hundred years of slavery, court decisions, marches, and the federal government involvement and still not get it fixed right.”

“Government unions should not be allowed to influence the public officials they are lobbying, and sitting across the bargaining table from, through campaign donations and expenditures.”

“The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.”

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

“Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.”

“The whole structure of African government, as far back as we know, was based on tyranny. One guy ran the show. Chiefs like Chaka and Mzilikazi committed terrible atrocities. That is the tradition from which modern African rulers spring. It won't change easily overnight.”

“The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.”