Quotes About Government

The conflict is not between the people and the antiwar movement, but between the people and the government.

As government imposes the will of a few upon the many, the many begin to resist. Ultimately, it becomes necessary for the government to use force to make the people conform.

Good legislation should bring clarity and not confusion.

Congress: Bingo with billions.

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.

Congress is not an ATM.

Now back in those days, to become a rural mail carrier you had to be approved by congress.

In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president.

You can see how dysfunctional this Congress is.

If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.

Congress doesn't hate Congress.

Congress can't take the year off, election or no election.

People don't want Congress dictating what light fixtures they can use.

A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about.

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics.

Our dad was just a congressman for 27 years, and if you live in Washington, D.C., everybody's dad works for the government. We grew up just like everyone else.

I have deep respect for people's individual faith, but when faith gets connected to the machinery of state, or the machinery of hate, I find it very confronting.

I believe that there is a bipartisan consensus to have individual mandates.

It typically takes bipartisan work to build enough consensus to get things through our legislative process.

I take my 'advice and consent' duty as a U.S. senator very seriously.

One consequence of Russia's klepto-capitalist model is the growing appeal of government jobs, with their lucrative opportunities for payoffs.

I mean, the idea of a government shutdown, it's a consequence of our system.

Any president's actions have real consequences in real people's lives.

We are a country of laws. When you take that away, the consequences are enormous.