Quotes about Government

“Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.”

“Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.”

“All government, of course, is against liberty.”

“Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.”

“The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.”

“All socialism involves slavery.”

“We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what they ought to believe or how they should conduct their private lives.”

“There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.”

“No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand - demand - demand change.”

“If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.”

“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

“A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.”

“When you give the government an inch, they take a mile.”

“We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.”

“There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people.”

“Louisiana was as close to South Asia as the United States could get: it had spicy food, humidity, giant cockroaches, and a corrupt government.”

“It is in the country's best interest that Tony Blair rather than Michael Howard should form the next government.”

“Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.”

“Our ability to participate in government, to elect our leaders and to improve our lives is contingent upon our ability to access the ballot. We know in our heart of hearts that voting is a sacred right - the fount from which all other rights flow.”

“Even if every major government were to slap huge taxes on carbon fuels - which is not going to happen - it wouldn't do much to halt climate change any time soon. What it would do is cost us hundreds of billions - if not trillions - of dollars, because alternative energy technologies are not yet ready to take up the slack.”

“The ADA prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities receive the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstreams of American life, which includes participating in government programs and services.”