Bernard Madoff Quotes
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A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine in society, with an expectation to have our persons and properties defended against unreasonable exactions either at home or abroad.
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Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.
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There are things that government can do to incentivize the free market to do a better job, yes. But is that a replacement for getting in the way, actively, of the fossil fuel industry and preventing them from destroying our chances of a future on a livable planet? It's not a replacement.
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'The Crumbling of America' should be required viewing for local and national government, not to mention the local and national media who should be keeping their feet to the fire on guarding against disaster.
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I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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Hillary - at the end of the day, isn't that going to be about bigger government? Isn't that going to be about more taxes?
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Efficiency in government is a more elusive concept than efficiency in the private economy, which may be measured relatively easily as output per units of input. What is the government's 'output?'
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We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive.
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We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong.
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We ought to be allowing the private sector to pursue every form of energy because the energy of the future, it's not going to come from the government picking winners and losers.
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Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.
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Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich.
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If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.
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I understand how bureaucracies work. And that's important because our government has become a vast, huge, bloated, corrupt bureaucracy.
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God is not separate from anything, or anyone. So it's impossible to prevent God from being visible in our government.
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Just as judges have enormous stake in the appointment of judicial officers in the higher judiciary, the government has an equal stake. Since both of us have stakes in the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, the consultation of both of them is absolutely necessary. The government must have a say.
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To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it.
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Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.
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A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and not for big corporations.
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When you have a new government assume power, everyone, without exception, has to work for the benefit of the common good.
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You can drive an SUV, but there's a balance. If you do that, maybe use energy-efficient light bulbs at home or just be conscious of switching off lights. If you can afford to drive an SUV, maybe you can afford to make a donation to a wind farm or plant some trees. It's all about balance.
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The economic dynamic in Zimbabwe is perversely robust: while ordinary people suffer, black-market dealers and people with foreign bank accounts prosper, making them powerful stakeholders in the perpetuation of devastating economic policies.
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The whole government is a Ponzi scheme.
