940 private quotes tagged government

“As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.” — Rick Perry

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“Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies - an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus. All of this new government spending was sold as 'investment.'” — Paul Ryan

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“We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty and individual liberty requires limited government.” — Paul Ryan

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“We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. And then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again.” — Marco Rubio

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“Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?” — Paul Ryan

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“The nuclear arsenal that Pakistan has, I believe is secure. I think the government and the military have taken adequate steps to protect that.” — Hillary Clinton

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“One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.” — Hillary Clinton

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“As I speak to you today, government censors somewhere are working furiously to erase my words from the records of history. But history itself has already condemned these tactics.” — Hillary Clinton

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“The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.” — Mitt Romney

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“Democrats want to use the slowdown as an excuse to do what their special interests are always begging for: higher taxes, bigger government and less trade with other nations.” — Mitt Romney

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“Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the federal government, usurping the power of states and imposing a one-size-fits-all plan on the nation. That will not work.” — Mitt Romney

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“The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.” — Barack Obama

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“The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy.” — Mitt Romney

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“It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.” — Mitt Romney

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“By making bold cuts in spending and commonsense entitlement reforms, we will make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter.” — Mitt Romney

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