Government Quotes

It is only the novice in political economy who thinks it is the duty of government to make its citizens happy - government has no such office.

I would like the government to do all it can to mitigate, then, in understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for the common good, our tasks will be solved.

A good government is one with a duty to help everyone, to maximise his or her potential: Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and our forgotten families.We will not leave anyone behind.

ObamaCare is not a 'trainwreck,' it is a suicide attack. He wants to hurt us, to bring us to our knees, to capitulate, so we agree under duress to accept big government.

Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit like the finished man.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions. We should not spend state funds on abortions because so many people believe abortion is wrong.

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

Truth can be sifted out from falsehood only if the government is vigorously and consistently cross-examined, so that the fundamental issues of the struggle may be clearly defined

Government! Three fourths parasitic and the other fourth Stupid fumbling.

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

Governments will rise, and governments will fall, and man will do evil to man, and all we can do is turn our hearts to good.

I do not believe in democracy, but I am perfectly willing to admit that it provides the only really amusing form of government ever endured by mankind.

Good government has to mean less government.

The smaller the government, the less the need to manipulate politicians.

A government which is not liked by the artists is certainly a bad government, because artist sees very well what is behind the masks!

We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law.

As I get older ... I become more convinced that good government is not a substitute for self-government.

I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.

No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.

If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?

Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.

Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America's red states.

The American government is a rule of the people, by the people, for the bosses.

A government which requires of the people the contribution of the bulk of their substance and rewards cannot be classed as a free government.

America is now a socialist economy. The definition of a socialist economy is when 50% or more of your economy is dependent on the federal government.

Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.

The American government is making nuclear weapons like there's no tomorrow.

We have a balance of $ .32 in the bank . . . Which makes us four-and-a-half trillion dollars richer than the federal government.

Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.

I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

I don't want a government shutdown. I don't think anyone does.

I am a limited-government libertarian.

I certainly believe in limited government but protecting children against injury abuse is certainly inside my sphere of things that the government should do.

American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas.

What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.

The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion.

The real future of America, the best future for ourselves and our children, is to go back in the direction of limited government restrained by the Constitution.

You know, you don't retreat in the defense of freedom. You don't retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You don't retreat because people are going to defend bad things.

Confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism. Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

What is politically defined as economic planning is the forcible superseding of other people's plans by Government officials.

Those government officials who want more power are not going to stop unless they get stopped.

I'm a small government conservative.

Government spending? I don't know what it's all about. I don't know any more about this thing than an economist does, and, God knows, he doesn't know much.

I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it.

If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

Taxation is the legitimate support of government.

All of what the government said is lies upon lies.

As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.