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Quotes About Government

We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government.
~ Meir Soloveichik
A government that can take all and can seize all, a government that doesn't trust its citizens, a government that says it's their way or the highway... that's the scary part.
~ Paul Gosar
Congress has an obligation to clear the legal fog by passing my bill to require the federal government to obtain a warrant if it wants to conduct aerial surveillance.
~ Suzan DelBene
I was born in Tamil Nadu. I built HCL in UP. The first computers of the world were built in UP, and the UP government has supported us all through.
~ Shiv Nadar
All of us, the government, parliament, local authorities and the society must demonstrate determination and readiness to use knowledge and capabilities... toward full European integration.
~ Igor Luksic
Our form of government depends on a mutual bond of trust between the people and their government. But people have become cynical about their government.
~ Sonny Perdue
Of course we need to show we are a genuine alternative to an unpopular, Conservative-led government. But we need to set ourselves a higher standard than a party offering anger like UKIP.
~ Douglas Alexander
We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid.
~ Larry Niven
It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.
~ James Monroe
I'm sure that the standard of public morality we've helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance.
~ Tommy Douglas
But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.
~ James Q. Wilson
The American Dream is not being dependent on the federal government for your health care, for your automobile, for your college education, for your student loan on and on and on.
~ Marsha Blackburn
People don't place their trust in government or company pension plans they have to be self-reliant.
~ Scott Cook
Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas.
~ Anthony Foxx
After you pay your E-ZPass bill, there is no reason for the government to keep records of your travel.
~ Adam Cohen
I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?
~ Valerie Plame
So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel!
~ Eddie Izzard
Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.
~ Gerald R. Ford
Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so.
~ Rebecca MacKinnon
Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.
~ Pankaj Mishra
Each of us has a vital role to play in building a world in which the government and technology serve the world's people and not the other way around.
~ Rebecca MacKinnon
I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nation's faith in its elected leaders.
~ Kirsten Gillibrand
You may not be able to change the course of government, but you can achieve some peace. And books were the path to that. I grew up in a house where books were everywhere.
~ Ta-Nehisi Coates
People don't trust government, they don't trust Wall Street, they don't trust the church, they don't trust the media.
~ Donna Brazile