Quotes About Government

The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take a stand against overgrown Government and for the American taxpayer.

The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV, only four years at a time, and is not subject to the processes of any court in the land except the court of impeachment.

This whole pre-criminal investigation, where we watch everybody, all the time, just in case, is really an extraordinary departure from the Western liberal tradition.

President Obama has lowered taxes more than he has raised them, and they are today lower than they were in President Reagan's time. But you don't hear conservatives crowing about that.

Any law can be changed, obviously, at any time.

We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19 percent of the economy. At the same time, we're growing the private economy.

Obamacare represents a shocking display of political arrogance. It's about time Washington started listening to Americans' common sense voices.

"In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision to grant himself even more power."

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

If the next time our governments propose to make war on a helpless civilian population we were to uncover our grief and guilt instead of our anger, how much difference might we make?

I think it's been time for a new party. I think it's time for two new parties. If you watch the Democratic convention, that has become a socialist party now.

It is probably safe to say that over a long period of time, political morality has been as high as business morality.

I think it's time that the wealthy and corporations paid their fair share to support this country.

It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, for the few, and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity.

Any time I can be of help to the government in terms of giving advice -I've given a little advice, actually.

America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.

Any time in America when the military has to stand in opposition of their own citizenry, something is wrong.

The only time you can have maximum economic progress is when social programs don't exist.

All I know is politics. Really, politics takes up most of my time; it's nonstop.

You can't legislate against stupidity, but we try to do it all the time.

Someone is going to have to explain to me at some time how raising taxes on job-creators is going to create more jobs.

Gold is a relic from a time when government's were less trustworthy in these matters (currency debasement) than they are now.

I have said for a long time that I thought the president would be best served if the attorney general resigned so I think it's the right thing to do.

We have been lied to and terrorized by our own government, and it is time to take action.