940 private quotes tagged government

“Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.” — Andrew Cuomo

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“Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.” — Thurgood Marshall

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“The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!” — Chinua Achebe

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“We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us.” — Colin Powell

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“What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.” — Adrian Cronauer

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“Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.” — Alice Walker

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“The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.” — Mia Love

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“I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal.” — John Maynard Keynes

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“You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.” — Chris Rock

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“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.” — Rick Warren

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“Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.” — William E. Gladstone

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“If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.” — Mikhail Baryshnikov

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“When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.” — Herbert Hoover

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“And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.” — Wole Soyinka

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“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.” — Paul Harvey

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“We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.” — Colin Powell

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“When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.” — Adam Weishaupt

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“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” — Andrew Jackson

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