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Quotes About Government

Rebels against her--that stem intractable sense Of that which no man can stomach and still be free, Writing: "When in the course of human events . . ." Writing it out so all the world could see Whence come the powers of all just governments. The tree of Liberty grew and changed and spread, But the seed was English.
~ Alice Duer Miller
Is it true that the English government is calling on women to do work abandoned by men? Yes, it is true. Is not a woman's place the home? No, not when men need her services outside the home. Will she never be told again that her place is the home? Oh, yes, indeed. When? As soon as men want their jobs back again.
~ Alice Duer Miller
Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.
~ Alice Walker
IHS is also grossly underfunded: in 2016, Congress allotted $4.8 billion for IHS, which came out to approximately $1,297 per person.
~ Alice Wong
For a government that claims to seek to reduce and prevent violence, transformative and holistic measures like community conversations and community accountability should be at least a part of the solution.
~ Alice Wong
Dinin ard?na s???n?r monar?iler, Oysa do?as?nda ateisttir devletler.
~ Alison Fell
By acting against his own government, he would most likely lose all chance of advancement, ruin his career, and be disgraced. He might endanger all their lives. He added that although he might have to disobey his government, if he didn't act, he would be disobeying God.
~ Alison Leslie Gold
Our government has made a number of promises to the men and women who served in our nation's armed forces. Sadly, these promises of health care, education and other benefits have existed more in rhetoric than in reality.
~ Allen Boyd
refusal to abide by the rules of democracy
~ Allen C. Guelzo
that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. …
~ Allen C. Guelzo
On the side of the Union," Lincoln said, it is a struggle for maintaining in the world, that form, and substance of government, whose leading object is, to elevate the condition of men—to lift artificial weights from all shoulders—to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all—to afford all, an unfettered start, and a fair chance, in the race of life.70
~ Allen C. Guelzo
I think that if we get back to some basic fundamental principles, we can make sure that we resolve the issues. And I think that that's what the Tea Party was all about. It's getting back to a constitutional conservative government. And that is limited, but it's also effective and efficient. I think that that's what we'll be able to do.
~ Allen West
Maggie threw her head back and laughed. 'So you're going to try...what? Birds of a Feather?' she quested. 'Of course not,' Kat said. 'Everyone knows the French government banned the importation of peacocks in 1987.
~ Ally Carter
Seventh graders jumped onto the backs of FBI agents. Seniors squared off against the CIA.
~ Ally Carter
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
~ Alphonse de Lamartine
Let's be honest about this the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life.
~ Alveda King
Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.
~ Alvin Adams
Requiring companies to weaken devices with 'back doors' means we open up innocent Americans to the bad actors who would love easier access to our citizens' personal information.
~ Suzan DelBene
We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened.
~ Pete du Pont
Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save, invest, innovate, and work.
~ Martin Feldstein
I have never believed in the fallacy that the federal government can buy its way out of economic troubles through needless spending. For that reason, I am proud to oppose 'stimulus' packages and endless corporate bailouts, which will do little but weaken the long-term integrity of the American economy.
~ John Fleming
Under Ronald Reagan in the United States and Margaret Thatcher in the U.K., there was a rewriting of the basic rules of capitalism. These two governments changed the rules governing labour bargaining, weakening trade unions, and they weakened anti-trust enforcement, allowing more monopolies to be created.
~ Joseph Stiglitz
This whole business of calling farmers all kinds of cheap names, such as Khalistanis, Urban Naxalites, was resorted to by BJP to weaken and damage the farmers' battle against the farm laws.
~ Amarinder Singh
If you destroy the presidency and make it an errand boy for Congress, we're going to be a much weaker and more divided nation.
~ William Barr