Quotes About Government

Government investments in science, technology, and infrastructure have slumped sharply

deconstruction of the administrative state." For four decades, America has largely been run by people who openly pledge to destroy the very government they lead.

For four decades, America has largely been run by people who openly pledge to destroy the very government they lead. Is it any wonder that they have succeeded?

America was defined by "private opulence and public squalor.

some of the countries that beat the virus had big governments, while others had small ones. What was the common element? A competent, well-functioning, trusted state—the quality of government.

America needs to learn from the world. And what it most needs to learn about is government—not big or small but good government.

The same is true of Canada. In other words, some of the countries that beat the virus had big governments, while others had small ones. What was the common element? A competent, well-functioning, trusted state—the quality of government.

For the twentieth century, the great political debate was about the size and role of government in the economy—the quantity of government. But what seems to have mattered most in this crisis was the quality of government.

Denmark's taxes add up to 45% of its GDP, whereas in the United States the figure is 24%. And Denmark doesn't just tax the rich. Like other European countries, Denmark collects a large part of its revenues from a national sales tax. Its sales tax rate is 25%, in line with the European Union's overall average of 20%.

Second, the press, which has never been braver since, fought against martial law through covert resistance, or as the government called it 'deviant behaviour'.

Confiamos en Dios» reza el reverso de los billetes de diez dólares estadounidenses; pero la persona en la que uno realmente está confiando cuando acepta uno de ellos como pago es el actual sucesor del hombre que está en el anverso (Alexander Hamilton, el primer secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos)

As principais personalidades de Tupã pedem ao governo: campo de concentração e pena de morte para os japoneses.

Ah, che errore doloroso e crasso quel distinguo che i rivoluzionari fanno tra borghesia e popolo, tra aristocrazia e popolo o tra governanti e governati. La vera distinzione risiede tra adattati e disadattati: il resto e letteratura e per di più cattiva letteratura. 176 [1929]

Cuando el gobierno dice que hay que perseguir los bulos, debería empezar por sí mismo

creo que el Estado es para los individuos, no los individuos para el Estado.

We have the lowest student-teacher ratio and spend five times as much on schools than war - the opposite of what the United States does. [explaining why Cuba has the highest literacy in the world]

People are a lot less likely to think that their family member is part of the government conspiracy.

The Narendra Modi government has worked for the betterment of the agricultural sector as a whole and towards the goal of doubling the farmer's income.

The government is simply working to ensure that the farmers get better price discovery for their produce.

I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.

Democracy fascinates me.

'Coriolanus' deals with the birth of democracy. And that has been fascinating because I've been talking about politics so much because of 'Borgen.' It's a nice bridge.

Fascism is not the result of dictatorship.

The United States is not, nor has ever been, anything close to a fascist country.