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Quotes About Government

I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves
~ Calvin Coolidge
End results that work that don't involve government threaten liberals.
~ Rush Limbaugh
After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding.
~ Tony Campolo
I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
~ Bob Woodward
Central planning doesn't work. A little bit of it is a drag. A lot is fatal.
~ Bill Bonner
Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then they get elected and prove it.
~ P. J. O'Rourke
When I'm president of the United States, we're going to have a VA that cares more about our veterans than about the bureaucrats who work at the VA.
~ Marco Rubio
Donald Trump is going to work on infrastructure, building the wall. He's going to farm leaders.
~ Kellyanne Conway
Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won't work.
~ Will Rogers
Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.
~ Jean Chretien
If you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don't be surprised if you get unemployment.
~ Milton Friedman
Everything we do as a government is focused on getting help and support for hard-working Australian families. We are standing up for them.
~ Malcolm Turnbull
I will work to restore fiscal responsibility to our country's budget and to provide for a more robust economy.
~ Ed Pastor
Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
~ Gary Miller
Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs.
~ Thomas Peterffy
Youth must refrain from ungrateful questioning of governmental mandates. Instead they must dedicate themselves to study, work and military service. The very spirit of rebellion is reprehensible.
~ Che Guevara
The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.
~ Mia Love
Ronald Reagan came from show business. His idea of how the government should help the homeless was like your agent. "We'll try to get you work. But don't bug us about it."
~ Bill Maher
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
~ Michael Novak
Self Government won't work without self discipline.
~ Paul Harvey
As long as the working-people fold hands and pray the gods in Washington to give them work, so long they will not get it.
~ Voltairine de Cleyre
We're continuing to work to bring immigration down to the tens of thousands.
~ Theresa May
I don't think healthcare's a right. The only right you have is the ability to go out on an even playing field and work, and then purchase health insurance, or whatever it is.
~ Adam Carolla
A small business person has Uncle Sam as a partner, a partner who puts up no money, does no work, and wants 30 or 40 percent
~ Irwin Schiff