The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
James MadisonAnd it's absolutely hypocritical for the political party that talks about states rights, to suddenly ignore states rights, that say that the federal government or federalism has no business in this kind of business.
Gary AckermanThough the people support the government; the government should not support the people.
Grover ClevelandIt's inadequate in terms of its scope, it's inadequate in terms of its information technology, leadership, management systems and processes [on his governments immigration department]
John ReidIf 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.
John ForsythI believe this is responsible government, not as some have called it 'Big Brother government' [on ID Cards]
Tony BlairIt is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
VoltaireFascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power
Benito MussoliniA Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
Thomas JeffersonThe less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity
Martin Van BurenWe intend to lead a government of purpose and direction so that we can offer the people of this nation the opportunity to move forward to independence, democracy and equality.
Alex SalmondGovernment is merely an attempt to express the conscience of everybody, the average conscience of the nation, in the rules that everybody is commanded to obey. That is all it is.
Woodrow WilsonThe motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich.
Michael MooreDifferent men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.
AristotleThe 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)
Sir Eric GeddesLet's tell young people the best books are yet to written: the best painting, the best government the best of everything is yet to be done by them [a nice and positive quote!]
John ErskineAs a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.
Leonard BoswellI condemn this completely irresponsible act by the government of the DPRK [on nuclear testing]
Tony BlairManufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency imminent in a capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez faire.
Ludwig MisesOur flag is a thing of beauty and inspiration if you look at it with the right perspective. The flag is beautiful... it's not the fault of the flag some of the people making decisions for our country are not. The government makes very poor decisions... OFTEN... but don't blame the flag. Try to remember what raising it at Iwo Jima meant to the surviving 27 men who lived to see it raised on Mount Suribachi. How many flag burners would burn that flag?
John A MarshallThere are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
Andrew JacksonHistory teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
Ronald ReaganThe best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
Ronald ReaganGovernment of the busy by the bossy for the bully (Capitalism)
Arthur SeldonWarm words from David Cameron cannot wipe out the memories of 18 years of Tory government that left a legacy in our towns and cities of homelessness, repossessions and mass unemployment.
John PrescottFellow-citizens: God reigns, and the Government at Washington lives!
James A GarfieldRelying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
John Perry BarlowI should not have made those comments on the case following your statement outlining the position of the government. [on judges being soft]
Vera BairdA pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.
James MadisonI have been more constructively critical of this Government than my predecessors.
Digby JonesHerein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each other.
William BlackstoneI am not going to oppose every cut the government comes up with
Ed MilibandI wonder when, if ever, the British government will have the sense to propose peace?
Millican DaltonThe Western Canada Wilderness Committee is creating papier mache monsters and phantom bogeymen as it stirs up fears about the provincial government's
George AbbottI know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.
Ronald ReaganI have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.
Roy BarnesHope nothing from foreign governments. They will never be really willing to aid you until you have shown that you are strong enough to conquer without them.
Giuseppe MazziniTimes 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
Tony BlairAlex Salmond has to show he is capable of and has the character to be the leader of a new government, if he is to form one
Jack McConnellI think we should do better next week, better the week after, and better right throughout the course of our government. Sometimes in parties these things happen, but it is not acceptable and I do believe that what people now want to do is to debate the future - about policy - and I think the issues about what Tony Blair will or will not do are going to be left to Tony Blair
Gordon BrownParts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.
Marty MeehanWe are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe.
William E GladstoneWe are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.
Ayn RandToday it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.
Wendell PhillipsThat's almost enough to buy a government peerage
Peter AllissA government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.
Ernie FletcherGovernments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.
Wendell PhillipsA democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
TocquevilleI was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.
Harold McMillanA little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
P J O'Rourke
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