Quotes About Government

We seem to be pariahs alike in the visible and the invisible world, with no foothold anywhere, though by every principle of government and religion we should have an equal place on this planet.

When any of the four pillars of government-religion, justice, counsel, and treasure-are mainly shaken or weakened, men had need to pray for fair weather.

The Church of England is the Tory party at prayer.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

An atheist who is a statist is just another theist.

A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.

If you make 10,000 regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law.

We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan

Conservatives should question how the death penalty actually works in order to stay true to small government, reduction in wasteful spending, and respect for human life.

Our Constitution rests on the good sense and the respect of the American people.

Respect for sovereignty means to not allow unconstitutional action and coup d'états, the removal of legitimate power.

My government will respect the will of the people.

The body of People may with Respect resist intolerable Tyranny.

Certain other societies may respect the rule of force--we respect the rule of law.

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.

Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being.

I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people.

With respect to drugs, you know, there are a lot of organizations, including an enormous budget and an army at the federal government level that tries to deal with the drug problem.

We are well on our way to becoming a banana republic in every respect except, of course, that we don't grow bananas.

Supreme Court nominees should be individuals who not only understand, but truly respect the equal roles and responsibilities of different branches of government and our state governments.

The State shall make no law with respect to the establishment of education.

We're very focused in on outcomes for government with respect to the amount of tax that goes in and the amount of expenditures that go out.