Government Quotes
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It's a rare human being who understands intellectually and emotionally the freedoms contained within our Constitution and the right of every human being to make decisions about their own lives consistent with their own conscience and without the interference of government.
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People can also change the timing of when they earn and receive their income in response to government policies.
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The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the American language, and not the English language.
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I've said we need to look at things from the perspective of working people and taxpayers, not from the perspective of government and government officials.
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A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employments.
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If we have a food supply that we can't trust, that has enormous implications for the way we view government, for the way we trust business, and for our international trade relations.
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I find that America is moving toward a certain type of government that everybody else is moving away from, and I find that very upsetting to me.
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Lighting that torch in Atlanta didn't make me nervous. Standing up to the government - that made me nervous.
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We need to consider that only a small amount of the public vote for the mayor of a city. It's because they are disgusted and don't trust the government.
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If I said what I was really thinking about this f**ked up world, the government would assassinate me like all the other people they've killed.
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You should be glad that the government has provided for chain and bangles at their own expense, why are you feeling so bad about it?
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A well balanced, inclusive approach, is essential for the proper government of any country.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?
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Should government refrain from regulation taxation, the worthlessness of the money becomes apparent and the fraud can no longer be concealed.
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Between the government which does evil and the people who accept it - there is a certain shameful solidarity.
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If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.
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When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks here in Washington rushed to declare that it was the start of another hostage crisis. Instead, we worked directly with the Iranian government and secured the release of our sailors in less than 24 hours.
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I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens.
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The unilateral cease-fire proposed by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the government of Serbia is clearly insufficient.
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I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government.
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A government creates its own revolution. There can be no revolt without it.
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When it comes to government policy, can we please stop using words like "architect"? Telling people what to do is not a skilled profession.
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Government is the art of the momentary feasible, of the least bad attainable, and not of the rationally most desirable.
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Democracies die behind closed doors. . . . When government begins closing doors, it selectively controls information rightfully belonging to the people. Selective information is misinformation.
