Quotes About Government

We must return conservatives to the majority in the U.S. Senate.

Conservatives sometimes forget that limiting government is not an end in itself but a means to a better society.

I think that one of the errors that social conservatives made - particularly Christian social conservatives - was a belief that they needed to use the power of government to try to shore up the various things that they believe make up a life well-lived.

We Conservatives believe not in big, interventionist, centralized government. But in small and limited government, government as close to the people as possible.

I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying.

The Left government has been consistent in its approach to a development process that takes environment into consideration.

I'm proud to be among a bipartisan group of state attorneys general who consistently advocate against government infringement of Americans' Second Amendment rights.

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.

My constituents say, 'Congressman, have you balanced the budget?' And I'm going to say, 'Well, we're working on it.' And they are going to say, 'Well, Congressman, did you get rid of Fannie and Freddie?' And I'm going to say, 'Well, we're working on it.'

When we do our legislation, we're not trying to figure out, 'How can I use this to run against you?' We say, 'How can we pass this bill to help both of our constituents?'

I believe in the Constitution.

The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.

I'm the elected sheriff, and I'm going to keep doing what the Constitution says I can do.

The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

Power's not what the Constitution was about.

The Constitution was about a limitation on power.

While we have a Constitution that is very strong in the sense that we are not gonna have a religion that's sanctioned by the government, it doesn't mean that we need to have a separation between government and religion.

Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

If the Muslim is Sharia-compliant, that is in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution.

Nadine Gordimer came over just before she died. She didn't want to talk about books or the arts, but about the abuse of the constitution by the government.

I don't believe in altering the Constitution.

I'm not versed enough in constitutional law to run for office. I'd have to go back to school or something.

It's Congress' job to keep an eye on the other agencies and the workings of the entire government. It is our constitutional duty.

There simply aren't enough constitutional safeguards in place to protect against a rogue president.