Quotes About Government

I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.

Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public.

Any company executive who overcharges the government more than $5 million will be fined $50 or have to go to traffic school three nights a week

There's no expert on this planet who says that the government telling people what to do actually does any good with this issue, this is going to require an effort on everyone's part.

As quickly as you start spending federal money in large amounts, it looks like free money.

Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government.

If I could have my way I would place the Deity on half-pay as the Government of this Country did the subaltern officers.

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.

Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not for sale!

As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.

Socialism isn't just a list of economic prescriptions for government. Perhaps above all, socialism is a moral view.

The government cannot become a bailout organization for companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

You don't really know what to believe until the Government denies it.

The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.

How is it that we can militarily overthrow a military government like Iraq, yet we can't militarily keep illegalities (drugs and aliens) from crossing our borders?

Even if a government can be constitutional without being democratic, it cannot be democratic without being constitutional.

I don't have any insight or understanding on anything about the government. All I think is that it's stupid - which is the one perspective that's almost completely lacking in Washington.

Also, when you escape a Communist regime, you treasure liberty and you understand that as government and state expand, liberty must contract.

Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism.

Financial markets ... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough the authorities will step in.

I believe the role of government is to stand side by side with our citizens to help them realize their dreams, not tell citizens how to live their lives.

The injustice of a government is proportional to the number of its laws.

Government is essentially immoral. The State employs evil weapons to subjugate evil, and is alike contaminated by the objects with which it deals, and the means by which it works.

A gold standard is to the moochers and looters in government what sunlight and garlic are to vampires.