Quotes:Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the
government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.
View quotes by C Wright MillsThe Germans, if this
Government is returned, are going to pay every penny; they are going to be squeezed as a lemon is squeezed - until the pips squeak. (Speech at Cambridge, 10 Dec 1918)
View quotes by Sir Eric GeddesI really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of
government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.
View quotes by Vaclav HavelThe whole history of Israel, its ritual and its
government, is explicable only as it is typical of the spiritual Israel, of the sacrifice on Cavalry, of the precious blood which alone can wash away sin.
View quotes by Abbott E KittredgeGovernment, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
View quotes by Thomas PainePlease receive in the name of the Spanish
government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]
View quotes by Jose Luis Rodriguez ZapateroHistory proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of
government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior.
View quotes by Vladimir PutinAll of us rightly regard ourselves as loyal to the Labour Party and yourself over many years. We believe however that you have not ended the uncertainty over when you intend to leave office, which is damaging the
government and the party.
View quotes by Wayne DavisThis is a great honour for Germany.
I think he will be a worthy successor to Pope John Paul II. I congratulate him on behalf of the
government and all Germans. [on the election of Pope Benedict XVI]
View quotes by Gerhard SchroederDemocracy is the most vile form of
government... democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention: have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property: and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.
View quotes by James MadisonTimes are tough but they are tough because the
government is trying to do the right thing, whether on public service reform, education, health, anti-social behaviour and welfare, or in counter-terrorism
View quotes by Tony BlairBy our form of
government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.
View quotes by Samuel ChaseThere are no necessary evils in
government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
View quotes by Andrew JacksonGood ideas are the backbone of good
government.
View quotes by Brian SchweitzerNever trust a
government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns.
View quotes by Benjamin FranklinIf the
government spends money in the regions of the UK it is called subsidy. But if it pours it down the gullet of the cities and counties in south-east England it is called essential support of the infrastructure.
View quotes by John ForsythHe's given a lifetime of service to the party. Without his contribution - among others - we wouldn't have had three terms of
government.
I know he has been damaged by events in his personal life - those are, in my view, private matters and should remain so.
He should be judged by his contribution. [on John 'Two Jags' Prescott]
View quotes by Des BrowneThe lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that while people should patriotically and cheerfully support their
Government its functions do not include the support of the people
View quotes by Grover ClevelandThe only power any
government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
View quotes by Ayn RandIf you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic
government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.
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