Quotes About Government

The Communist Party also claims that it is trying to promote political meritocracy: that is, a political system that aims to select and promote leaders on the basis of talents rather than on the basis of how many votes they can muster in an election.

As a woman I have a country; as a woman I cannot divest myself of that country merely bu condemning its government or by saying three times "As a woman my country is the whole world." -Notes Towards a Politics of Location.

Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.

We mistake politics for legislative debate. You can be passionate without being personal.

One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

I believe in it so passionately because anywhere you look in the world, where governments become too big or become authoritarian, speech and expression is one of the first fundamental freedoms to go.

In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

I'll demand of myself and my own government what, in the past, I insisted of others.

When you subpoena one pastor, you subpoena every pastor.

The mistrust of government that blossomed in the late '60s has become a chronic and in some ways pathological condition.

Every country in history that has gone down dark paths, where governments take on too much control and really intervene and take away those freedoms, often start with an attack on the freedom to disagree.

If you talk to a lot of people in government, they will talk about the pathway to getting something done rather than the thing itself. And I just talk about material outcomes.

You have to have patience to be a legislator.

Healthcare should be between the doctor and the patient. And if the doctor says something needs to be done, the government should guarantee it gets paid for.

Obamacare is, 'Patient, heal yourself.'

Unelected bureaucrats in Washington should not have anything to do with the healthcare decisions made between a patient and their doctor.

I don't believe the government should determine what a woman does in this area any more than it should tell a chief executive how to run a company. Personal and family matters, relationships between doctors and patients should not be within the purview of government.

Hoover was a patriot in his heart, but he definitely exceeded his power.

John Ashcroft is not a patriot, John Ashcroft is a descendant of Joseph McCarthy.

My definition of patriotism is that it is unconscionable for you to disrespect the flag. You can be a patriot and challenge the government without disrespecting the flag.

Every year in China, Internet executives are officially rewarded for their 'patriotism.'

Patriots don't let their nation default.

Ron Paul is not going to be president, so we don't have to worry about who's going to be in his cabinet.