“If you don't want my God here, you don't want me here either. God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money.”
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“Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it's greedy or loving.”
“If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.”
“No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions he had money as well.”
“You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life.”
“A good reputation is more valuable than money.”
“Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.”
“When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.”
“Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn't willing to.”
“I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.”
“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.”
“Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.”
“Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else.”
“I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.”
“And you can't have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can't be done.”
“But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.”
“There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair.”
“There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.”
“We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.”
“Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program.”
“Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!”
“Thankfully, due to the United Kingdom and the commitment of the Westminster government we are able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about.”
“Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.”
“If it is wrong for you to take money from someone else who earned it, to take their money by force for your own needs, then it is certainly just as wrong for you to demand that the government step forward and do this dirty work for you.”