940 private quotes tagged government

“It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.” — Andrew Jackson

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“I mean, just because you're a musician doesn't mean all your ideas are about music. So every once in a while I get an idea about plumbing, I get an idea about city government, and they come the way they come.” — Jerry Garcia

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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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“There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.” — Stokely Carmichael

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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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“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.” — Zachary Quinto

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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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“I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.” — Claire McCaskill

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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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“Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.” — Buffalo Bill

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“As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.” — Andrew Jackson

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“The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people.” — Grover Cleveland

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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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“You could afford your house without the government if it weren't for the government.” — Rush Limbaugh

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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 hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.” — Andy Rooney

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“We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.” — Vladimir Putin

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“Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.” — Aung San Suu Kyi

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“If Bush, as I believe, has reliable information on the fact that Saddam Hussein is making weapons of mass destruction, I cannot not support the policies of his government.” — Steven Spielberg

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“A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.” — Al Gore

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“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.” — Vladimir Lenin

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“In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.” — Mary J. Blige

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“So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system.” — Milton Friedman

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“I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education.” — Thabo Mbeki

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“The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.” — James Monroe

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