Government Quotes
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There are great virtues in a conservative attitude towards structural features of government. The sudden abandonment of institutions is an act that reverberates in ways no one can predict and many come to regret.
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Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.
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If any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people by his own authority and without such consent of the people, he thereby invades the fundamental law of property, and subverts the end of government.
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These people in the North-East of Ireland, from old prejudices perhaps more than from anything else, from the whole of their past history, would prefer, I believe, to accept the government of a foreign country rather than submit to be governed by hon. Gentlemen below the Gangway.
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State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance of economic activity for political gain.
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I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president.
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Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another.
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The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.
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People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.
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As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press. A free press ensures the flow of information to the public, and let me say, during a time when the role of government in our lives and in our enterprises seems to grow every day - both at home and abroad - ensuring the vitality of a free and independent press is more important than ever.
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It may be long before the law of love will be recognised in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.
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A government that doesn’t work is in no one’s interest.
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Civil society completely displaces government and converts into a global, cosmopolitan melting pot.
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The government must use the latest record low interest rates and undertake stimulus spending.
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Honoured to be back as Secretary of State for Transport. In a government working hard to level up Britain, connecting communities means everything!
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The government has taken a very wrong decision. They have put all ethics of transparency and justice aside. The manner in which the bidding and contracting out to private consortiums has been conducted has raised serious doubts about the legality of the process.
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A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.
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God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule.
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What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a smarter and better government.
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I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer or Christmas lights.
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Authoritarian governments are now trying to ensure that the increasingly free flow of ideas and information through cyberspace fuels their economies without threatening their political power.
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The country is in some trouble, because the media, which is supposed to provide a check and balance on government, has decided to stop doing that as a collective entity.
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Sometimes there's not a direct transfer of skills from business to government, but sometimes what happened in business would be really bad for government.
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Should we not be able to construct a government ... the Schroeder government will only be able to govern for a very, very short time.
