Quotes About Government

The concept of government of, by, and for the people isn't just a platitude. It's the moral construction of our nation. It's in our bones.

The nation state law has nothing controversial.

Millennials are concerned with national debt and the deficits.

Ultimately, we can't just keep doubling our national debt every eight years. We have got to get that under control and not spend more than we bring in.

The No. 1 purpose of the federal government is national defense.

We don't need a nation that has national identity cards.

Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests.

I think it's really important to start thinking about infrastructure as essential national security.

The National Security Act of 1947 - which established the National Security Council - laid the foundation for a deliberate, multitiered process, managed by the national security adviser, to bring government agencies together to debate and decide policy.

The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security.

Once we secure our borders - and the federal government has not done a good job - then Congress, I believe, needs to take up the issue and look at how we try and identify those people that are here, that are national security risks to the United States.

It's sad to think right now, but probably the Russian and Chinese government know more about Hillary Clinton's e-mail server than do the members of the United States Congress. And - and that has put our national security at risk.

Even before September 11, there was a debate in the administration about whether or not military force should be used to oust Saddam Hussein. You're not going to find one person in the top echelons of the foreign policy and national security establishment in the U.S. government who's going to say that Saddam Hussein should not be out of power.

We don't push back hard enough against the government. We could use, the country in general could use a more adversarial press corps, especially when it comes to matters of national security.

Election security is national security, and we have to start acting like it.

We need people with real-world experience, especially in national security.

I care more about my economy, national security, and fiscal conservatism than I do about what other women do with their bodies. It's not my place, and I don't believe it's the government's place, to make such decisions.

Unfortunately, the state of national security under the Trump administration is far from strong.

Introducing ID cards isn't a matter of great national security importance.

I believe in a free-market economy that is not controlled by the federal government, but America's national security should never be compromised as a result.

The issue for me is not just Brexit. It is beyond Brexit - how you conduct politics and the veering towards populism and English nationalism.

One day, Mexico will have a leader who is nationalist not simply in rhetoric, but also in fact.

If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.

I believe that democracy is the best guarantor for peace and cooperation among nations.