Government Quotes
If ever there was an area in which to do the exact opposite of that which government and the media urge you to do, that area is the purchasing of gold.
If heads of states fail to seize the opportunity of our entry into the third millennium to provide for a better government of planet Earth, history will not forgive them - if there is a history.
It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.
We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levels-local, State and Federal-in ending the pollution of our waters.
Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so.
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms.
Law and its instrument, government, are necessary to the peace and safety of all of us, but all of us, unless we live the lives of mud turtles, frequently find them arrayed against us.
The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of the South and fails to exercise it?
When you start peeling the onion and uncovering layers and layers of inequity that have been subsidized by government, it makes a lot of people uncomfortable.
Anyone of my generation who trusts government probably has an I.Q. that would make a good golf score.
It belongs among the refinements of totalitarian government in our century that they don't permit their opponents to die a great, dramatic martyr's death for their convictions.
Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.
We demand that the government of Canada force Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris. "Why do this," you may ask? Because it'll be fun.
Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers.
Some governments are prepared to give up elements of sovereignty to address the threat of global climate change.
It is not the legitimate province of the Legislature to determine which religion is true, or what false. Our government is a civil, and not a religious institution.
We often have an exaggerated sense of what nonprofits and governments are doing to help the poor, but the really inspiring thing is how much the poor are doing to help themselves.
The more money spent by government to address social injustice the greater the cries of social injustice.
When the government is quite unobtrusive, people are indeed pure. When the government is quite prying, people are indeed conniving.
I have confidence that the government of Luxembourg will not make any decision that frustrates this transaction.
My principles in respect of religious interest are two,--one is, that the Church shall not meddle with politics, and the government shall not meddle with religion.
Politicians need human misery. ... Government's a disease masquerading as its own cure.
The function of government is to provide you with service; the function of the media is to supply the Vaseline.
Global climate change is real. The legislative branch of our government is our last line of defense against pollution which is why I am so grateful to have the NRDC making our voice heard.
The fight against HIV/AIDS requires leadership from all parts of government - and it needs to go right to the top. AIDS is far more than a health crisis. It is a threat to development itself.
A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities.
There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.
I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nations faith in its elected leaders.
Economic and social misery increases in direct proportion to the size and power of the central government of a nation or state.
I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
Sure, President Bush can say that the U.S. government won't fund stem cell research, but believe me, Japan is applauding. Because they will just do it first and get all the patents.
Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer tax dollars.
Government mitigates the inequality of power, and makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow-subjects.
I tend to think having an impact on the world is a lot more complicated than government.
The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions.
Too many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself.
Government has ceased to mean upholding and reinforcing the traditional rights and morals of the governed; it now means compulsion in the service of social engineering.
The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior of those who are not, so long he is the repository of power.
I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.
In the Soviet Union you weren't allowed to speak out against the government. In the US you cannot speak out against sponsors.