Quotes About Policy

We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

We must engage in a whole-of-government approach to combat Russian active measures.

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war.

Governments everywhere, including here in the Unites States, have created ever-expanding bureaucracies that regulate nearly every aspect of our lives.

The same European governments that hesitated to confront terrorists were more than prepared to oppose us.

Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently.

The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force.

No society has ever succeeded without a decent government.

If government is inevitable, the challenge is to come up with the most effective one possible.

Environmental regulation looked like it was going to be under serious attack, and they were giving all of those speeches about getting government off people's backs.

Once you get the government involved in agriculture you'll have nothing but problems and expenses.

If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now.

Government is not the answer to the problem - it IS the problem.

The UK desperately needs less government and freer markets.

All forms of government ultimately are not going to succeed in trying to control or censor the Internet.

No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.

Try telling a Cuban: 'You should pay higher rent, or pay for your own healthcare' ... There is no serious opposition to the current government.

At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the limited capacity of government to get things right.

It was one of the late Conservative Government's gestures towards agriculture -- graceful as a kiss, and of about as much use.

The alternative to the market process is government control, and we know where that principle leads.

The government does not and cannot create jobs. Only entrepreneurs do.

Enforcement isn't about big government or small government. It's about whether government works and who it works for.

The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles of our system of government.

I hope we can continue to find ways to encourage integrity in all aspects of government operations